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RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO (1) APPROVING
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TEAM FOR YOUTH GRANT PROGRAM AWARDS FOR FISCAL YEARS 2024 -25 T HROUGH 2026-27, AND (2) AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO EXECUTE GRANT AGREEMENTS / CONTRACTS WITH ELIGIBLE
AGENCY PROVIDERS FOR TEAM FOR YOUTH PROGRAMS FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $2,279,250 FOR ALL CONTRACTS FOR FISCAL YEARS 2024 -25 THROUGH 2026-27
WHEREAS, San Pablo Beacon Community Schools Initiative and Improve connections to healthy eating and active living are adopted policies contained in the FY 2023-25 City of San Pablo City Council Priority Workplan, effective May 1, 2023;
WHEREAS, on November 21, 2011, the City of San Pablo City Council passed a resolution to develop a San Pablo Full Service Community Schools (FSCS) Initiative with the goal of transforming all schools in San Pablo into Full Service Community Schools (Community Schools). In a Community School , the school district, city, county, community and faith-based organizations, businesses, families, and philanthropists form a strong, deep, and transparent partnership to jointly address the identified needs of students, families, and the community in a comprehensive, integrated, and accountable way; WHEREAS, on February 16, 2015, The Youth, School, and Community Partnerships Division’s (YSCP) Team for Youth (TFY) Grant Program was redirected as the funding arm of the FSCS to support agencies interested in expanding or enhancing school -based programs and services for San Pablo youth and families in alignment with the Community Schools Initiative. On May 15, 2017, City Council approved the renaming of the initiative to the San Pablo Beacon Community Schools Initiative (SPBCSI) to reflect San Pablo joining the Beacon National Network;
WHEREAS, on November 28 , 2023, the Community Services Standing Committee (Cruz/Pineda) received information regarding the proposed merger of Team for Youth and Childhood Obesity Prevention Grant Programs, and the Request for Proposal Solicitation for Fiscal Years 2024-25 through 2026-2027;
WHEREAS, on February 5, 2024, through Resolution 2024- 013, the City Council of the City of San Pablo authorized the consolidation of the Team for Youth Grant Program and the Childhood Obesity Prevention Grant Program into one administered grant program;
WHEREAS, the City issued the Team for Youth Request for P roposal (RFP) on February 26, 2024, and closed the RFP on April 11, 2024;
WHEREAS, the City received four proposals totaling $3,231,233 in funding requests from local community service or non-profit organizations interested in serving as community school lead agencies and providing violence prevention and intervention services at local San Pablo schools and Richmond High School for the Fiscal Years 2024- 25 through 2026-27 in response to the RFP;
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WHEREAS, the proposals were evaluated by a review team consisting of City staff, West Contra Costa Unified School District staff , and representatives from the former Childhood Obesity Prevention Advisory Group members, who scored based on the following criteria: quality of proposed scope of work and program delivery; quality of management, supervision, agency infrastructure, and ability to provide quality supervision; knowledge of school(s), school community, and experience with similar kinds of work; fiscal management and proposed budget; and proposed approach to local hiring and local contracting;
WHEREAS, on June 4, 2024 , this item was taken before t he Community Services Standing Committee (Cruz/Pineda) for its review and the Committee unanimously recommended moving forward to the City Council for formal consideration to fund two agencies, Bay A rea Community Resources (BACR) and Desarrollo Familiar Inc. dba Familias Unidas for the Fiscal Years 2024-25 through 2026-27 Team For Youth grant cycle.
WHEREAS, following the stated evaluation process and criteria, the review team recommends that the City Council make the following grant awards:
Agency Name Amount Requested Recommended
Recommended Agencies
Bay Area Community Resources $ 2,790,248.57 $ 2,619,250 Desarrollo Familiar Inc. dba Familias Unidas $ 171,000.00 $ 171,000 Non-recommended Agencies Amount Requested Recommended
Growing Together - Bay Area $ 209,983.00 $ 0
West Contra Costa Public Education Fund $ 60,000.00 $ 0 Grand Total: $ 3,231,231.57 $ 2,790,250
Recommended Agency FY24/25 FY25/26 FY26/27
Bay Area Community Resources $ 859,500 $ 879,375 $ 880,375 Desarrollo Familiar Inc. $ 54,000 $ 57,000 $ 60,000
TOTAL $913,500 $ 936,375 $ 940,375
WHEREAS, this proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA; and
WHEREAS, the majority of the funding for this program is covered by the Measure- S sales tax and reflected in the City’s FY 2024- 25 and FY 2025- 26 Biennial Operating Budget, adopted by the City Council on May 20, 2024 , pursuant to Resolution 2024-064 in the amount of $1,609,375. The funding for FY2026-27 of $818,025 has yet to be budgeted and will be subject to City Council approval at a later time. An additional $362,850 for Fiscal Years 2024-25 through 2026-27 will be contributed by the West Contra Costa Unified School district through a Memorandum of Understanding with the City, approved by the City Council on May 20, 2024, pursuant to Resolution 2024-061.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of San Pablo hereby approves the recommendations for Team for Youth grant awards for Fiscal Years 2024-25 through 2026-2027 as more specifically set forth in the recitals above; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of San Pablo authorizes the City Manager to execute grant agreements , in a form approved by the City Attorney, with eligible agency providers : Bay Area Community Resources (BACR) and Desarrollo Familiar Inc. dba Familias Unidas, listed above in amounts not to exceed those listed above for community school and violence prevention and intervention programs, for a total amount not to exceed $2,790,250 for all agreements for fiscal years 2024-25, 2025-26, and 2026-27; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the foregoing recitations are true and correct, and are included herein by reference as findings.
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ADOPTED this 17TH day of June 2024, by the following votes:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ATTEST: APPROVED:
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Dorothy Gantt, City Clerk Patricia Ponce, Mayor