City Council

(14) 23-1325 CD 7 HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Peer to Peer Homeless Youth Ambassadors Program to connect low-income college students to supportive services, specialized training, and paid work experience in Council District 7. Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Rodriguez – Hernandez), SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: TRANSFER AND APPROPRIATE $111,000 from the Council Community Projects Line item in the General City Purposes Fund No. 100/56 and designated for “Peer to Peer Homeless Youth Ambassadors (North Valley)” to Youth Development Department (YDD) Fund No. 100/19, Account No. 3040, Contractional Services, to connect low-income college students who are homeless or at risk of falling into homelessness to supportive services and specialized training and paid work experience in Council District 7. AUTHORIZE the YDD, with the assistance of the City Administrative Officer (CAO), to issue a Request for Proposals to solicit the provision of youth workforce development services for the Peer to Peer Homeless Youth Ambassadors Program for a performance period of up to three years starting at the initiation of the program, subject to the availability of funds, compliance with the City’s contracting requirements, and approval of the City Attorney as to form and legality. AUTHORIZE the YDD to negotiate and execute new contract(s) or contract amendment(s) with still-to-be-determined workforce development service providers, subject to the review of the CAO and the review and approval of the City Attorney as to form and legality, and compliance with the City’s contracting requirements. INSTRUCT the YDD to consult and collaborate with the Workforce Development Board and the Economic and Workforce Development Department to ensure the planning and implementation of the Peer to Peer Homeless Youth Ambassadors Program is aligned with local workforce development strategic planning efforts. AUTHORIZE the YDD to make any corrections, clarifications or revisions to the above fund transfer instructions, subject to the approval of the CAO, in order to effectuate the intent of this Motion; and, REQUEST the Controller to implement the instructions. Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the CAO nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.