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RESOLUTION 2023-###
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO (1) APPROVING THE SAN PABLO YOUTH COMMISSION STUDENT -LED UNITY GRANT (S.L.U.G.) MINI-GRANT PROGRAM FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023/24, AND FOR FISCAL YEARS 2024/25 & 2025/26 IF FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE, TO PROVIDE GRANTS UP TO $1,000
TO FUND YOUTH-LED PROGRAMS TO INCREASE YOUTH COLLEGE AND CAREER
READINESS OR MENTAL HEALTH, WITH FUNDING FOR THE PROGRAM NOT TO EXCEED $6,000 PER FISCAL YEAR, WITH A TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $18,000 OVER THREE FISCAL YEARS, AND (2) AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO AWARD GRANTS UNDER THE PROGRAM.
WHEREAS, Building a Healthy Community is one of the Major Policy Goals and Foster college and career readiness, education, youth leadership, and City/Contra Costa College/WCCUSD Partnerships and Foster youth/leadership/cultivation of the next generation of civic leaders are adopted policy items under the FY 2023-25 Council Priority Workplan, effective May 1, 2023;
WHEREAS, this is not a project as defined by CEQA;
WHEREAS, the San Pablo Youth Commission (SPYC), reestablished in 2010, has focused on civic engagement and empowerment of youth in San Pablo through community events and convenings like the Youth Summit Event, where youth from across the City were able to come together to learn and discuss relevant issues;
WHEREAS, on February 3 2022, SPYC recommend ed that the annual Youth Summit Event be transformed into the Student -Led Unity Grant (S.L.U.G.) Mini -Grant Program beginning FY22/23 and utilize already budgeted funds to engage young people in practicing and displaying their voice and leadership skills from event participation to conveners of youth action;
WHEREAS, from August to September 2023 , SPYC held subcommittee meetings to review the S.L.U.G. Grant Program FY22-23 strategy areas and presented a proposal to the full SPYC for consideration;
WHEREAS, on August 29, 2023 , the Community Services Standing Committee (Cruz/Pineda) received informational updates from staff about the work that SPYC has done preparing the FY23-24 S.L.U.G. Mini Grant for approval by the City Council;
WHEREAS, on September 21, 2023, SPYC members voted to approve the FY23- 24 S.L.U.G. Mini-Grant Application to be recommended to the San Pablo City Council, with strategy areas of college/career readiness and mental health, utilizing $6,000 from th e Community Services Department Budget;
WHEREAS, mental health was added as a strategy area due to an increasing need as shown by data from the West Contra Costa Unified School District establishing that14% of 7
th graders have considered suicide;
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WHEREAS, Student well-being is a focus area for West Contra Costa Unified School District, which is working to de -stigmatize mental health by increasing student awareness of available supports and requests of resources at its schools.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the foregoing recitations are true and correct, and are included herein by reference as findings;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council hereby approves the San Pablo Youth Commission Student-Led Unity Grant (S.L.U.G.) Mini-Grant Program for Fiscal Year 2023/24, and for Fiscal Years 2024/25 and 2025/26 if funds are available, to continue to provide grants up to $1,000 to fund youth-led programs designed to increase youth access to college and career readiness or mental health, with funding not to exceed $6,000 per fiscal year, for a total amount not to exceed $18,000 over three fiscal years through 2025/26, and authorizes the City Manager to award grants under the program.
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ADOPTED this 16th day of October 2023, by the following votes:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ATTEST: APPROVED:
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Dorothy Gantt, City Clerk Abel Pineda, Mayor