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Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager to submit a grant application to the State of California Strategic Growth Council through the Urban Greening for Sustainable Communities Program, in an amount totaling $1,500,000, to implement the Long Beach Low Impact Development Academy. (District 7)
DISCUSSION
As the Workforce Investment Board's administering agency, the Workforce Investment Network (Network) administers the federal Workforce Investment Act (WIA) , American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), and other employment and training funds awarded annually and throughout the year. Those funds support job-training programs and business services delivered by five One-Stop Career Centers and selected community-based organizations to assist local residents in updating skills, transitioning from a lay-off, and filling skills gaps with businesses in the local economy.
California's Strategic Growth Council (Council) was created in 2008 to oversee efforts of State agencies that improve air and water quality, protect natural resources, promote public health, assist local entities in the planning and meeting of sustainable community goals, and provide other community benefits. Through the Natural Resources Agency, the Council has released a Solicitation for Proposals (Solicitation) around urban greening projects in local communities.
The Network, in partnership with the Office of Sustainability, proposes to apply for up to $1,500,000 in grant funding through the Solicitation to implement and operate the Long Beach Low Impact Development Academy (Academy). The Academy will engage more than 100 youth and young adults in important sustainability strategies and work experience that tie to education and career paths, while simultaneously connecting restorative activities to the Hilltop Park property in concert with the Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine. Areas of focus will be on mulching operations, urban farming and forestry, rainwate...
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