REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
November 4, 2021
FROM: MATTHEW GRUNDY, Deputy Mayor
Office of the Mayor & City Manager
BY: COURTNEY ESPINOZA, Program Implementation Manager
Office of the Mayor & City Manager
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***RESOLUTION - Adopting the 25th amendment to the Annual Appropriation Resolution (AAR) No. 2021-178 appropriating $110,000 for the Transformative Climate Communities (TCC) grant projects (Requires 5 Affirmative Votes)(Subject to Mayor's Veto).
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that Council adopt the 25th amendment to AAR No. 2021-178 appropriating $110,000 for the Transformative Climate Communities grant projects.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On February 28, 2019, the City Council unanimously voted to approve a Master Grant Agreement (MGA) with the Strategic Growth Council (SGC) for the TCC grant award. All Partner agreements have been executed and projects are underway as a part of Transform Fresno. Additional funding appropriations for the Workforce Development Plan Administration project is needed to complete the full allocation of TCC grant funding. This project will consist of workforce needs assessment, analysis of workforce opportunities and development of a strategic action plan per grant requirements. Funding will also purchase workforce development software to aid in the data collection and track progress.
BACKGROUND
The Transform Fresno Plan was created by a participatory steering committee comprised of community stakeholders from the Chinatown, Downtown and Southwest Fresno neighborhoods. All projects were approved by this committee prior to submitting the grant application to SGC. On February 28, 2019, the City Council unanimously approved the MGA which binds the City of Fresno (City) and SGC with the understanding that Sub-Recipient Agreements between the City and Partners who will be receiving funds to implement components of the Transform Fresno Plan would be brought forward for subsequent Council consideration as th...
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