HomeMy WebLinkAbout12374RESOLUTION NO. 12374
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PAYMENT IN AN
AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $20,000 FROM THE COUNCIL
CONTINGENCIES ACCOUNT IN THE 2012 GENERAL
FUND BUDGET TO MILE HIGH YOUTH CORPS DBA
YEAR ONE, INC. TO EMPLOY PUEBLO YOUTH ON
PUEBLO PROJECTS AS PART OF A 2012 YOUTH CORPS
PILOT PROGRAM
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that:
SECTION 1.
Payment in an amount not to exceed $20,000 from the Council Contingencies
Account in the 2012 General Fund Budget is hereby authorized to be made to Mile High
Youth Corps dba Year One, Inc. to employ Pueblo youth as part of a 2012 Youth Corps
pilot program on projects to be determined by the City Manager.
SECTION 2.
MHYC shall employ youth ages 18 to 24 who reside within the City of Pueblo to
perform work on designated projects approved by the City Manager.
INTRODUCED: April 9, 2012
BY: Leroy Garcia
COUNCIL PERSON
Background Paper for Proposed
RESOLUTION
DATE: AGENDA ITEM # _M-23
April 9, 2012
DEPARTMENT:
Office of the City Manager
Jerry M. Pacheco, City Manager
Jenny M. Eickelman, Interim Deputy City Manager
TITLE:
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PAYMENT IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED
$20,000 FROM THE COUNCIL CONTINGENCIES ACCOUNT IN THE 2012 GENERAL
FUND BUDGET TO MILE HIGH YOUTH CORPS DBA YEAR ONE, INC. TO EMPLOY
PUEBLO YOUTH ON PUEBLO PROJECTS AS PART OF A 2012 YOUTH CORPS
PILOT PROGRAM
ISSUE:
Should the City Council approve a Resolution authorizing payment not to exceed
$20,000 from the Council Contingencies Account in the 2012 General Fund Budget to
Mile High Youth Corps dba Year One, Inc. to employ Pueblo youth on Pueblo projects
as part of a 2012 Youth Corps pilot program?
RECOMMENDATION:
This Resolution is at the request of the City Council.
BACKGROUND:
Mile High Youth Corps (MHYC) was founded in 1992 as a 501(c)3 non-profit agency
and merged with a Colorado Springs Corps in 2009. The agency is accredited and
meets national standards for Corps. MHYC is an AmeriCorps program that currently
engages over 250 youth ages 18 to 24 in 15 counties from Denver to the New Mexico
border to provide land, energy, and water conservation efforts.
The Regional Director of the Southern Front Range District of MHYC made a
presentation to the City Council on April 2 to discuss a Youth Corps pilot program in
Pueblo during the summer/fall of 2012 and to request the City’s financial support for this
pilot program in an amount not to exceed $20,000. Part of the discussion was aimed at
the local need for jobs for youth, as well as the need for assistance with projects, such
as beautification along the I-25 corridor and/or other parks projects, specifically in and
around the Pueblo community.
MHYC explained that the engaged youth are paid workers who also do wildfire
mitigation, invasive species removal, stream bank restoration, fencing, trail closure,
playground construction, signage, and much more. The work provides youth with
employment and training, and they learn teamwork and problem solving skills while
providing much needed services to communities. Four to eight hours per week of crew
time is spent in education on the topics of environmental education, life skills, civic
engagement, healthy lifestyles, living on your own, and career development. It is
supervised outdoor physical work that also provides a weekly stipend and scholarship
opportunities.
MHYC reported that the results of the 2011 Colorado Springs program included 18
miles of trail construction and maintenance, 696 feet of rock wall and a 138’ stream
crossing were installed, 23.4 acres of forest were thinned, 8 acres of invasive species
removal was done, and 10 cords of firewood for low income families was cut. Of the 49
youth employed during this time, 89.7% completed the program, 86% received
AmeriCorps Awards, educational awards totaled $56,525, and 93% of the participants
were placed in jobs or returned to school.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Funds in an amount not to exceed $20,000 from the Council Contingencies Account in
the 2012 General fund budget will be transferred to Mile High Youth Corps dba Year
One, Inc. to specifically employ Pueblo youth on Pueblo projects as part of a 2012
Youth Corps pilot program. The City would be billed for services provided.
DATE BALANCE IN 2012 CONTINGENCIES ACCOUNT DEBIT CREDIT BALANCE
Beginning Balance $ 100,000.00
3/5/2012 Demolition of Former Naval Reserve Facility $ 50,000.00 $ 50,000.00
3/26/2012 Sponsorship of the Summit for Recycling $ 2,500.00 $ 47,500.00
3/26/2012 Facility $ 50,000.00 $ 97,500.00
4/9/2012 Mile High Youth Corps $ 20,000.00 $ 77,500.00
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