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-for-profit corporation of San Francisco, CA, to participate in the FUSE Corps Fellowship Program, for the period of September 1, 2016 to August 31, 2017, in an amount not to exceed $300,000; and
Increase appropriations in the General Grants Fund (SR 120) in the City Manager Department (CM) by $300,000, offset by grant funds from the California Community Foundation, the Irvine Foundation and up to $100,000 in savings from the Fiscal Year 2016 election expense. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
The City of Long Beach (City) was recently selected as a 2016 FUSE Corps Fellowship (Fellowship) Partner City. FUSE Corps (FUSE) is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that enables local government to more effectively address the biggest challenges facing urban communities. The Fellowship places fellows in local government host cities to help enable local government to more effectively address the biggest challenges facing urban communities. The Fellowship is paid for through a combination of grants from foundation partners and a modest allocation from the City. The City’s portion of the Fellowship cost will be covered by the savings from the FY 16 elections. This year’s election did not utilize the entire amount budgeted for the election.
FUSE partners with civic leaders to identify pressing strategic challenges and then recruits entrepreneurial, mid-career professionals to serve in executive-level fellowships across local government. The fellows help cities to achieve transformative impact across issue areas such as education, health, poverty, economic development and the environment. For Long Beach, selection as a Partner City also means that 75 percent of Fellowship costs are covered by Foundation partners, such as California Community Foundation and the Irvine Foundation.
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