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Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to execute a contract, and any necessary documents including any necessary subsequent amendments, with the Conservation Corps of Long Beach, of Long Beach, CA, to provide public service conservation work for youth on City of Long Beach property, in a total annual amount not to exceed $4,000,000, for a period of five years, with the option to renew for one additional five-year period, at the discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
Council approval is requested to enter into a contract with the Conservation Corps of Long Beach (CCLB) to provide public service conservation work for youth on City of Long Beach (City) property.
The CCLB provides job training, on-the-job training, and environmental education to youth through various conservation and improvement projects. The CCLB’s mission is “to raise self-esteem, develop basic work skills, work ethics, education and promote teamwork for Long Beach area at-risk youth through a combination of work, conservation, and education programs.” For more than 30 years, the CCLB has hired more than 12,000 at-risk youth to work on projects for local cities, county agencies, and nonprofit organizations in the greater Long Beach area. The CCLB recruits and employs 18- to 25-year-old adults and trains them to carry out job duties to complete a variety of CCLB projects, primarily in habitat and park restoration and recycling. As a State certified conservation corp., the CCLB undergoes a yearly certification process by meeting statutory criteria defining the elements of a “Community Conservation Corp” outlined in Public Resource Code section 14507.5. Annual certification by the State of California recognizes that CCLB is operating according to mandatory statutes and fulfilling the mission of what it means to be a conservation corps program which includes working to preserve and protect the environment while also providing service and s...
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