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PYS 2022 Youth Engagement Plan- School-Year Partners
Parks and Youth Services
Joe Fausnaugh (x3884)
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Authorizing the expenditure of $500,000 from the General Fund for 2022 School-year youth engagement, mentoring, and development initiatives; authorizing the movement of $195,500 from summer youth programming to be re-allocated to schoolyear youth engagement, mentoring, and development initiatives; authorizing the Mayor to enter into necessary agreements for these initiatives; and declaring an emergency.
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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
The city authorized the use of $2,000,000 (Ordinance 138-22) through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to be used to engage youth in mentoring and development initiatives negating the social and emotional impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The funded programs were conducted over the course of the 2022 Summer and have proven to be highly effective in engaging the city’s youth. This Ordinance authorizes the expenditure of $500,000 for additional youth engagement, mentoring, and development initiatives during the 2022-23 school-year, plus an additional $195,500 gathered from unexpended summer programming funds. Funds will be used to support youth programming through grants distributed to community partners and by the Parks, Recreation and Community Enrichment Division. Specific programs targeted for funding are outlined in Schedule A.
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NOW THEREFORE, Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Toledo:
SECTION 1. That $195,500 from summer youth programming is re-appropriated to schoolyear youth engagement, mentoring, and development initiatives and the expenditure of $695,500 is authorized from the General Fund Account Code 2021-40100-7YOUTH for youth engagement, mentoring, and development initiatives as outlined in the Attached Schedule A.
SECTION 2. That the Mayor is authorized to enter into necessary program agreements with those individuals and entities identified in Schedule A, upon such terms and conditions as acceptable to the Director of Parks and Youth Services and the Director of Law.
SECTION 3. That the Mayor is authorized to accept bids and award contracts for the purposes specified in Section 1, upon such terms and conditions as acceptable to the Director of Parks and Youth Services and the Director of Law.
SECTION 4. That the Finance Director is authorized to draw warrant or warrants against the above Account Codes in payment of the above-authorized obligations in an amount not to exceed $695,500 authorized upon presentation of the proper voucher or vouchers.
SECTION 5. That this Ordinance, being an emergency measure, shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. The reason for the emergency lies in the fact that the Ordinance is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety and property and for the further reason that this Ordinance must be immediately effective in order to time initiate youth engagement, mentoring and development programs for the 2022-23 school-year.
Vote on emergency clause: yeas 11, nays 0.
Passed: September 13, 2022, as an emergency measure: yeas 11, nays 0.
Attest:
Gerald E. Dendinger Matt Cherry
Clerk of Council President of Council
Approved: September 15, 2022
Wade Kapszukiewicz
Mayor