Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution authorizes awarding up to $1.75 million to 21 community based organizations to provide youth, young adult, and adult employment services. These organizations were selected through a competitive request for proposal process. The resolution also authorizes the Mayor and City Clerk to execute agreements with the organizations to implement programs and services. Funding for the RFP was included in the Community Development Division’s 2023 adopted operating budget. No additional appropriation is required.
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Authorizing the allocation of up to $1,750,000 to support community-based organizations (CBOs) in their work to deliver a continuum of services that respond to the post pandemic economy and meet the changing workforce needs of residents while focusing on youth, young adult, and adult employment services, as the result of a competitive RFP process conducted by the Community Development Division; and authorizing the Mayor and the City Clerk to enter into agreements with those agencies to implement the designated programs and services.
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The proposed resolution allocates up to $1,750,000 for grants to 21 community non-profit agencies to help finance their provision of 29 Youth, Young Adult, and Adult employment programs beginning January 1, 2023. Funding for these grants is included in the City’s 2023 Adopted Operating Budget and draws on General Fund resources.
The Community Development Division used a competitive Request for Proposals (RFP) process to develop recommendations to allocate funds that were authorized in the 2023 Adopted Operating Budget, for use beginning in 2023. That RFP process followed provisions contained in the policy paper presented to, and approved by, the Common Council through adoption of RES-22-00446 (Legistar File 71638).
Within the process, CDD aimed to expand initiatives that respond to the post pandemic economy and meet the changing workforce needs of residents while focusing on three dist...
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