REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
April 9, 2020
FROM: WILMA QUAN, City Manager
Office of the Mayor & City Manager
BY: JANE SUMPTER, Assistant City Manager
Office of the Mayor & City Manager
COURTNEY ESPINOZA, Program Implementation Manager
Office of the Mayor & City Manager
SUBJECT
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Approve Agreement with Destiny Nicole Thomas, DBA Thrivance Project, LLC for implementation of the Transformative Climate Communities (TCC) grant Transform Fresno Displacement Avoidance Plan within the Transform Fresno Project Area in the amount of $81,000.
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that Council approve an agreement with Destiny Nicole Thomas, DBA Thrivance Project, LLC for implementation of the Transform Fresno Displacement Avoidance Plan within the Transform Fresno Project Area in the amount of $81,000; and authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all documents related to this agreement.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On February 28, 2019, the City Council approved the Master Grant Agreement (MGA) with the Strategic Growth Council (SGC) accepting $66,500,000 from the State of California's TCC Grant Program to fund the development and implementation of neighborhood-level coordinated greenhouse gas emissions reduction projects that provide local economic, environmental and health benefits to disadvantaged communities. Transform Fresno projects include coordination with several Partners to deliver a variety of California Climate Investment projects such as urban greening, active transportation, housing, low income weatherization, and food waste prevention and rescue in the Downtown, Chinatown, and Southwest Fresno communities. The California Department of Conservation, in connection with TCC funding, awarded the City of Fresno (City) $133,333 through a Technical Assistance grant approved by City Council on January 16, 2020. This grant will provide funding to implement components of the Transform Fresno Displacement Avoidance Plan including this consultant servic...
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