TITLE
Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary, including any amendments, to enter into an agreement with FUSE Corps, a non-profit corporation of San Francisco, California, to participate in the FUSE Corps Fellowship Program, for the period of October 1, 2017 to September 30, 2018, in an amount not to exceed $150,000; and
Increase appropriations in the Employee Benefits Fund (IS 391) in the Human Resources Department (HR) by $150,000, offset by funds available. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
The City of Long Beach (City) is currently participating as a FUSE Corps (FUSE) Fellowship Partner City in Fiscal Year 2017 (FY 17). FUSE is a nonprofit organization that partners with civic leaders to identify pressing local challenges and recruits entrepreneurial, mid-career professionals to serve in fellowships to effectively address these challenges. FUSE Fellows are strategically placed within partner cities to augment local public service. The program is intended to help cities achieve transformative impact across areas such as education, health, poverty, economic development, and the environment. FUSE Fellows are paid by FUSE using a combination of grants from foundation partners and some City allocation.
In FY 17, the City partnered with FUSE to address two focus areas impacting the City. Under the direction of the City Manager, one Fellow worked with City departments to help coordinate, support, and accelerate the City's efforts on the City’s comprehensive violence prevention plan, “Safe Long Beach.” The Fellow helped develop an implementation plan for achieving the goals of the My Brother’s Keeper (MBK) initiative. Key MBK accomplishments include engaging over 50 key stakeholders in MBK initiatives throughout Long Beach, participating in over 30 workgroup conferences and sessions, and convening the MBK Long Beach Advisory Council to carry out the MBK Implementation Plan.
Under the direction of the Health and Human Servi...
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