Fiscal Note
The Community Development Division's 2012 Operating Budget includes funding for these contracts (Operation Fresh Start--$25,500 for Youth Conservation, and Youth Services of Southern Wisconsin--$25,000 for Madison Street Teams).
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Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into purchase of service contracts with Operation Fresh Start for the Youth Conservation Corps and Youth Services of Southern Wisconsin for the Madison Street Teams in response to funds transfers for these services from Miscellaneous Appropriations and the Streets Division to the Community Development Division as approved in the 2012 City of Madison Operating Budget.
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Whereas, on November 15th, 2011, the Common Council passed the City of Madison 2012 Operating Budget approving a transfer of $25,500 for the Youth Conservation Crew from the Mayor's Miscellaneous Budget and $25,000 for the Street Teams from the Streets Division Budget to the Community Development Budget; and,
Whereas, the Youth Conservation Corps and the Street Team programs address one or more of the Community Development Division's 2011 - 2012 goals and objectives approved by the Common Council; and,
Whereas, Operation Fresh Start has operated the Youth Conservation Crew and provided exemplary cost-efficient service to the City of Madison for 20 years and Youth Services of Southern Wisconsin has operated the Madison Street Teams and provided exemplary cost-efficient service to the City of Madison for 21 years; and,
Whereas, Operation Fresh Start has over forty years, developed a nationally recognized, and replicated model for providing disconnected youth a path forward to self sustaining employment through conservation and construction work experience and education, and Youth Services of Southern Wisconsin has over 30 years experience providing services to youth and families, and over 20 years of experience providing youth employment services; and
Whereas, Operation Fresh Start and Youth Services of Southern Wisconsin are prepared and qualified to begin providing these services to immediately meet the needs of the Parks Division, Streets Division and the Community Development Division;
Therefore be it resolved that the Common Council hereby designates Operation Fresh Start as the provider of the Youth Conservation Corps and Youth Services of Southern Wisconsin as the provider of the Madison Street Teams program; and,
Be it further resolved, that the Common Council authorizes the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into a purchase of service contract with Operation Fresh Start in the amount of $25,500 for the Youth Conservation Corps and to amend the purchase of service contract with Youth Services of Southern Wisconsin for the additional amount of $25,000 for the Madison Street Teams to implement the funded services; and,
Be it further resolved, that the Common Council authorizes the Mayor and City Clerk to execute and deliver any additional documents necessary to accomplish the purposes of this resolution; and,
Be it finally resolved that if Operation Fresh Start and Youth Services of Southern Wisconsin plan to continue these services in 2013 and 2014, both agencies will need to compete in the Community Development Division 2013-2014 funding process.