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Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an agreement, and any necessary documents including subsequent amendments, with Bay Area Community Resources, to participate in the California Climate Action Corps Program, for the placement of California Climate Action Fellows in the City of Long Beach (City) for the 2023-2024 Fellowship cycle, at no cost to the City, for the period of one year, with the option to renew for two additional one-year periods, at the discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
On August 9, 2022, the City Council authorized the City to enter into an agreement with Bay Area Community Resources (BACR), for placement of California Climate Action Corps Fellows (Fellows) to provide support to City Departments for the 2022-2023 Fellowship cycle from September 2022 through December 2023. The California Climate Action Corps Program (Program) is a paid Fellowship with placements in public agencies, tribes, nonprofit organizations, and educational institutions to drive climate action in frontline communities most impacted by the effects of climate change. Fellows support and lead projects related to urban greening, organic waste and edible food recovery, and wildfire resiliency. The City now seeks City Council authority to enter into an agreement with BACR to participate in the 2023-2024 Fellowship cycle with the option to renew for two additional one-year periods, at the discretion of the City Manager.
The Program was launched in 2020 and is the country’s first state-level program dedicated to fighting climate change. The Program is led by California Volunteers, a state office within the Office of the Governor tasked with engaging Californians in service, volunteering, and civic action. The Program is funded by California Volunteers, Office of the Governor, and AmeriCorps and is operated by BACR, which recruits, hires, and supervises emerging professionals and establishes placements with government agencies...
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