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RESOLUTION NO. ______________
A RE
SOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN
JOSE (1) ACCEPTING THE $5,645,628 GRANT FROM
CALIFORNIA VOLUNTEERS FOR THE YOUTH SERVICE
CORPS TO CONTINUE THE RESILIENCE CORPS
PROGRAM IN SAN JOSE ; AND (2) AUTHORIZING THE
CITY MANAGER OR HER DESIGNEE TO NEGOTIATE
AND EXECUTE AGREEMENTS, AND ALL OTHER
NECESSARY AND/OR ANCILLARY DOCUMENTS, WITH
THE SAN JOS E CONSERVATION CORPS, SAN JOS E
PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION, KEEP COYOTE CREEK
BEAUTIFUL, TRASH PUNX, OUR CITY FOREST,
VEGGIELUTION, SAN JOSE DOWNTOWN ASSOCIATION,
GOODWILL OF SILICON VALLEY, SOUTH BAY CLEAN
CREEKS COALITION AND GUADALUPE RIVER PARK
CONSERVANCY TO IMPLEMENT THE RESILIENCE
CORPS PROGRAM IN A COMBINED AMOUNT NOT TO
EXCEED $5,178,373
W
HEREAS, in June 2021, the Council of the City of San José (“City”) unanimously approved the creation of the Resilience Corps Program (“Program”), an inter- departmental collaboration funded primarily by American Rescue Plan Act resources, centered on providing San José residents living in low-resource census tracts with paid work experience opportunities; and
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HEREAS, immediately following City Council approval of the Program on June 23, 2021, a comprehensive outreach effort was conducted to identify Program participants residing in San José’s low-resource census tracts; and
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HEREAS, Phase 1 of the Program focused on environmental stewardship, learning recovery, and small business marketing support employment pathways, enrolling a total of 207 individuals; and
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HEREAS, on January 25, 2022, the City Council approved the appropriation of $13.9 million of American Rescue Plan Act funding from the State of California Volunteers NVF:AJM:CLS
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Office, under the State banner of the #CaliforniansForAll Program, and effectively supported the continuation (“Phase 2”) of the Environmental Stewardship pathway (renamed to the Climate Change pathway) and the Learning Recovery pathway (renamed to the Learning pathway) that each began in Phase 1; and W
HEREAS, as defined by the State, the purpose of the #CaliforniansForAll Youth Jobs Corps (renamed to the Youth Service Corp) is to strengthen civic engagement by young adults and to address key areas of climate and learning loss, while increasing youth employment and providing training and hands-on experience toward a career; and W
HEREAS, the State modified the eligibility criteria for Phase 2 of the American Rescue Plan Act funding, requiring that at least 75% of all participants must have two or more barriers to employment and prohibiting program participants from undertaking their paid work experience at a for-profit host location; and W
HEREAS, both Climate Change and Learning pathways Phase 2 launched in summer 2022 and concluded in August 2024, with 217 participants enrolled in the Climate Change pathway and 185 participants enrolled in the Learning pathway; and W
HEREAS, on April 23, 2024, the City Council approved the appropriation of $5,321,342 from California Volunteers to support Phase 3 of the Program through December 31, 2025, and participant eligibility criteria, reporting requirements, and program implementation priorities remained consistent throughout Phase 3 with 72 participants enrolled in the Climate Change pathway and 65 participants enrolled in the Learning pathway; and
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HEREAS, the City desires to accept the grant funding allocated to the City in the amount of $5,645,628, with $467,255 reserved for City administrative costs, from California Volunteers for the Youth Service Corps to support Phase 4 of the Resilience Corps Program through December 31, 2026; and
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HEREAS, participant eligibility criteria imposed by the State for Phase 2 will continue to be utilized for Phase 4, and the City intends to continue focus on the Climate Change and Learning pathways; and
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HEREAS, in Phase 4, the City’s Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services Department will continue to partner with the San José Conservation Corps to implement the Climate Change pathway, which aims to support the cleanup of watersheds, trails, and parks, and will serve a minimum of 50 participants during the 2026 calendar year; and
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HEREAS, the San José Public Library will continue to partner with the San José Public Library Foundation to implement the Learning pathway, which aims to support K- 8 learning outcomes of high-need youth through expanded learning programming, and will serve a minimum of 50 participants during the 2026 calendar year; and W
HEREAS, the City’s Finance Department will continue to provide administrative support and fiscal monitoring for the Program, including reimbursement documentation and submission, and audit documentation; and
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HEREAS, the City desires to authorize the City Manager or her designee to negotiate and execute agreements, and all other necessary and/or ancillary documents, with the San José Conservation Corps, San José Public Library Foundation, Keep Coyote Creek Beautiful, Trash Punx, Our City Forest, Veggielution, San José Downtown Association, Goodwill of Silicon Valley, South Bay Clean Creeks Coalition and Guadalupe River Park Conservancy to implement Phase 4 of the Resilience Corps Program in a combined amount not to exceed $5,178,373;
NO
W, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JOSE THAT:
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1. T
he California Volunteers for the Youth Service Corps grant in the amount of $5,645,628 to continue the Resilience Corps Program in San José is hereby accepted.
2. T
he City Manager or her designee is hereby authorized to negotiate and execute agreements, and all other necessary and/or ancillary documents, with the San José Conservation Corps, San José Public Library Foundation, Keep Coyote Creek Beautiful, Trash Punx, Our City Forest, Veggielution, San José Downtown Association, Goodwill of Silicon Valley, South Bay Clean Creeks Coalition and Guadalupe River Park Conservancy to implement the Resilience Corps Program in a combined amount not to exceed $5,178,373.
ADOPTED this _____ day of ___________, 2025, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
DISQUALIFIED:
MATT MAHAN
Mayor
ATTEST:
TONI J. TABER, MMC
City Clerk