City Council

(1) 21-1198-S1 NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to implementing a Citywide three-year Youth Development Strategic Plan. Recommendations for Council action: APPROVE the three-year Citywide Youth Development Strategic Plan (Strategic Plan). INSTRUCT the Youth Development Department (YDD) to implement the Strategic Plan, in continued collaboration with and input from the community, young people, and the Olivia E. Mitchell L.A. City Youth Council. INSTRUCT all youth-serving City departments to assist the YDD on the implementation of the Strategic Plan, in regards to the prompt sharing of youth program data, metrics, and outcomes with the YDD. INSTRUCT the YDD to report back to the Mayor and the City Council on a biannual basis regarding progress on the implementation and impact of the Strategic Plan. INSTRUCT the City Administrative Officer (CAO) to assist the YDD with assessing cost estimates for the second and third year of Strategic Plan implementation, and to report back to the Mayor and the City Council regarding any additional resources needed to ensure the effective and efficient implementation of the Strategic Plan. AUTHORIZE the Executive Director, YDD, or designee, to make any necessary technical adjustments to the Strategic Plan that are consistent with Mayor and City Council action, subject to the review of the City Administrative Officer. REQUEST the City Attorney to prepare and present a draft Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 187125 to give the YDD authority to review and report on all youth serving activities within all City departments, including the collection of programmatic information that is necessary to obtain baseline data about the quality of the City's youth development efforts. Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the YDD.  Neither the CAO nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.