HomeMy WebLinkAbout1997-10-28 - AGENDA REPORTS - YOUTH EMPLOYMENT GOAL (2)AGENDA REPORT
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Item to be presented by:
John Danielson
CONSENT CALENDAR
DATE: October 28, 1997
SUBJECT: PROPOSITION A - YOUTH EMPLOYMENT GOAL
DEPARTMENT: Parks, Recreation, and Community Services
RECOMMENDED ACTION
City Council approve appropriation of $37,291 per year in account number 7331-7015 and
increase estimated revenues, account number 210-5160 by the same amount.
BACKGROUND
On June 26, 1997, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors adopted a district policy
regarding employment of at -risk youth as a condition of the acceptance of Proposition A funds.
Recipients of Proposition A funds are required to develop a Youth Employment Goal to expend
funds on the employment of at -risk youth. Cities are able to choosetheirYouth Employment
Minimum Obligation, the lesser amount equal to 10 percent of the total cost of development
projects or 50 percent of the total maintenance and servicing allocations. The Youth
Employment Minimum Obligation for the City of Santa Clarita is $745,820, an amount equal
to 10 percent of the total cost of development projects. The amount is reimbursable from the
County of Los Angeles and is to be expended over 20 years, which equates to $37,291 a year.
For purposes of the Youth Employment Goal, at -risk youth is defined as any individual, 14 to
22 years of age, who is exposed to any of the following circumstances:
• Drug, alcohol, tobacco
availability, use or abuse
• Physical abuse
• Emotional abuse
• Teen pregnancy
• Gang involvement
• Vandalism
• Poverty
• Truancy
• Academic performance below
gradelevel
• Physical, emotional, or mental
disability
• Schooldropout
• Delinquency
Our Youth Employment Goal can be met by one or a combination of any of the following methods.
1. Employment of at -risk youth directly for new Proposition A development projects
(Proposition A development reimbursement funding).
2. Employment of at -risk youth to work maintenance and servicing directly on Proposition
A projects (Proposition A maintenance and servicing reimbursement funding).
3. Increase in the number of at -risk youth employed by the City at a Proposition A project
site, and paid out of the City General Fund.
4. Increase in the number of at -risk youth employed by the City, paid out of the City General
Fund for any job.
A specific Youth Employment Plan will identify:
• The tasks or elements of work to be performed by at -risk youth from the
community;
• An estimate of the amount of project funds to be spent on youth employment;
• The method by which youth will be recruited and employed; and
• An explanation of how this meets the Youth Employment Goal.
A Youth Employment Plan will be submitted with the plans and specifications for each
Proposition A project and each program which employs at -risk youth applicable to our Youth
Employment Goal.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION
Other direction as determined by City Council.
FISCAL IMPACT
The total program costs are $32,291 annually, to be offset by Proposition A maintenance and
servicing revenue which is reimbursed by the County of Los Angeles.
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