CITY OF POMONA
COUNCIL REPORT
December 2, 2024
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Anita D. Scott, City Manager
Submitted By: Beverly Johnson, Neighborhood Services Director SUBJECT: AWARD OF CONTRACT TO UCLA FOR A GENERAL GOVERNMENT SERVICES CONTRACT IN THE AMOUNT OF $250,000 FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD ECOSYSTEM EVALUATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council take the following actions:
Award of contract to the UCLA Center for Healthier Children, Families & Communities to complete the Pomona P-3 Ecosystems Transformation Accelerator project for an amount not to exceed $250,000 for a contract term of one year with a one-year extension option; and Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute a one-year agreement with one-year renewal options with UCLA to provide services in an amount not to exceed $250,000.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The City of Pomona is currently partnered with the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) to implement an early childhood planning grant from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation to administer a community-based initiative of the UCLA Center for Healthier Children, Families & Communities. UCLA is requesting funding through a government-to-government contract to finalize the project timeline. The funds will ensure the complete planning of grant deliverables to understand the existing “Prenatal through Three Early Childhood Ecosystem” in Pomona. The data from this work is for Conrad N. Hilton Foundation to use for future investment and award the implementation grant in 2025.
SB1439/GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLICABILITY:
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FISCAL IMPACT:
Funding for the Government to Government contract is currently included in the FY 2023-24 Operating Budget under the American Rescue Plan (ARP) fund (Acct. No. 191-1702-52285-10057). The funds available for this contract are as follows:
Project No.
Funds
Account No.
Amount
BP-17050
ARP FUNDS
191-1702-52285-10057
$250,000
Total
$250,000
DISCUSSION:
The City of Pomona is currently partnered with the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) to implement a planning grant from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation to administer a community-based initiative of the UCLA Center for Healthier Children, Families & Communities. The Pomona P-3 Ecosystems Transformation Accelerator Project (Attachment No. 1) aims to harness collective storytelling and collective sense-making to uncover the roots of population resilience and flourishing in Pomona to transform Pomona’s early childhood ecosystem. Through a three-dimensional, community-led process guided by innovation, collaboration, and learning, various participatory techniques are necessary to understand the ecosystem. Ultimately, this work will result in a co-designed strategy and implementation grant to ensure that all children in Pomona can flourish.
UCLA is requesting a contract to finalize the project timeline. This will ensure that we fully understand the existing “Prenatal through Three Early Childhood Ecosystem” in the City of Pomona before we launch a city-wide transformation initiative. Our past 12-month engagement increased excitement and demand for participation from more community partners and residents. To meet this emerging demand, and in consultation with the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation team, this funding will provide sufficient support to continue building capacity in Pomona and the development of a $5 million grant in 2025 to support early childhood transformation work in Pomona. The cost to the City to help the community work during this extension is $250,000. These funds are to provide more support for broader community participation.
Prepared by:
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Andrea Rico
Governmental and Community Affairs Manager
ATTACHMENT(S):
Attachment No. 1 – City of Pomona Bridge Funding for the P-3 Ecosystems Transformation Accelerator Project Overview