MEETING DATE: May 3, 2010
AGENDA ITEM: 1) Adoption of Youth Employment Plans Pursuant to
Los Angeles County Proposition A Grant Requirements
for the Culver City Skate Park Development Project
(Fencing; P-850), the Culver City Park Playground
Project (P-916) and the Veterans’ Memorial Park
Playground Project (P-924); and, (2) Approval of
Agreements with the California Conservation Corps
(CCC) for each of the aforementioned District-funded
Projects.
ATTACHMENT
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Youth Employment Plans for the Culver City Skate Park
Development project (Fencing; P-850), the Culver City
Park Playground project (P-916) and the Veterans’
Memorial Park Playground project (P-924).
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YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PLANS FOR
The Culver City Skate Park Development Project (Fencing; P-850); the Culver City Park Playground
Project (P-916); and, the Veterans’ Memorial Park Playground Project (P-924)
Background: The people of the County of Los Angeles enacted the Safe Neighborhood Parks Proposition of
1992 (Proposition A) on November 3, 1992 and the Safe Neighborhood Parks Proposition of 1996 (Proposition
A) on November 5, 1996. The Propositions provide funds to public agencies and nonprofit organizations in the
County for the purposes of acquiring and/or developing facilities and open space for public recreation. The Los
Angeles County Regional Park and Open Space District (the “District”), which was created by the 1992
Proposition, administers these funds.
In July 2008, the City of Culver City received fully executed Proposition A Project Agreements for the Culver City
Skate Park project (grant number 58C6-08-2178) and the Culver City Park Playground project (grant number
58C6-08-2181). In July 2009, the City of Culver City received a fully executed Proposition A Project Agreement
for the Veterans’ Memorial Park Playground Project (grant number 58C6-09-2216).
A special emphasis on employing youth in park improvement projects was included in both the 1992 and 1996
Propositions. In order to comply with the District’s Youth Employment Policy, the City of Culver City
adopts the following Youth Employment Plans for these District-funded projects:
THE CULVER CITY SKATE PARK DEVELOPMENT PROJECT (FENCING; P-850)
Alternate Site of Youth Employment: The Skate Park Development project consisted primarily of the
installation of fencing by professionals specializing in the fence fabrication and installation. Therefore, it was not
well-suited to the employment of youth. In lieu of employing youth on this project, the City will employ youth at
the El Marino Park Playground Project.
Tasks to be performed: Installation of wood fiber surfacing in the playground area at El Marino Park.
Estimated funds spent on employment of youth: Not to exceed $5,000.
Method of youth recruitment and employment: The City of Culver City will enter into a Sponsor Agreement
with the California Conservation Corps (CCC).
Advancement of Youth Employment Goals (YEG): All expenditures related to the salaries of at-risk youth
employed on this project will be reported to the District to be applied as credit toward meeting Culver City’s
youth employment goals.
THE CULVER CITY PARK PLAYGROUND PROJECT (P-916)
Tasks to be performed: Installation of wood fiber surfacing in the playground area.
Estimated funds spent on employment of youth: Not to exceed $7,500.
Method of youth recruitment and employment: The City of Culver City will enter into a Sponsor Agreement
with the California Conservation Corps (CCC).
Advancement of Youth Employment Goals (YEG): All expenditures related to the salaries of at-risk youth
employed on this project will be reported to the District to be applied as credit toward meeting Culver City’s
youth employment goals.
THE VETERANS’ MEMORIAL PARK PLAYGROUND PROJECT (P-924)
Tasks to be performed: Installation of wood fiber surfacing in the playground area.
Estimated funds spent on employment of youth: Not to exceed $4,000.
Method of youth recruitment and employment: The City of Culver City will enter into a Sponsor Agreement
with the California Conservation Corps (CCC).
Advancement of Youth Employment Goals (YEG): All expenditures related to the salaries of at-risk youth
employed on this project will be reported to the District to be applied as credit toward meeting Culver City’s
youth employment goals.
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Meeting Date: 05/03/2010 : :Item Number: :C43
CITY COUNCIL AOENDA . ITEM: , i(1),AdOptiOn:Of YOuth:EMploymerit'Plens:iPOrSuant:
' to Los Angeles County Proposition A'Grant Requirements : for the Culver City !Skate
Park Development Project (Fencing; P-850), the Culver city . Park PlaygrOund.
Project (P .- .916) and the Veterans' Memorial Park :Playground Project (p..-924); and,
(2) Approval of Agreementt with the Califo rnia Conservation . Corps (CCC) . for each
of the Aforementioned District-funded Projects.
Contact i Person/Dept, :: Pam Robinson, Phone Number: (31 :0) 25:$-60
Acting PROS:DireOtOt
Fiscal Impact: : Y s pq No 11 General :Fund: Yes [X] No (1
Public Hearing: : ::::ACtiOn Item ! .11 .Attachments: ,[X]:
Commission Action Required: Yet
fl N [X] :Date:
Public Notification: (Email) Meetings and Agendas — City Council (04/2812010).
Department Approval:
Pam Robinson (04/22/2010)
i City Attorney Approval:
Carol Schwab (by H. Baker) (04127/10)::
Chief Financial Officer Appi-bvol:i::
Jeff Muir (by N. KiMball):(04/28/10)
:Citii Manager Approval:
::P.:LamontEwell:(04/20/10):::
RECOMMENDATION:
Youth Employment Plans pursuant to
requirements for the Culver City Skate Park
Culver City Park Playground Project (P-
Project (P-924); and, (2) approve
Corps (CCC) for each of the
Staff recommends the City Council: 1) adopt
Los Angeles County Proposition A grant
Development Project (Fencing; P-850), the
916) and the Veterans' Memorial Park Playground
agreements with the California Conservation
aforementioned District-funded projects.
BACKGROUND:
Proposition A Youth Employment Requirements
The people of the County of Los Angeles enacted the Safe Neighborhood Parks
Proposition of 1992 (Proposition A) on November 3, 1992 and the Safe
Neighborhood Parks Proposition of 1996 (Proposition A) on November 5, 1996. The
Propositions provide funds to public agencies and non-profit organizations in the
County for the purposes of acquiring and/or developing facilities and open space for
public recreation. The Los Angeles County Regional Park and Open Space District
(the "District"), which was created by the 1992 Proposition, administers these funds.City of Culver City, California
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A special emphasis on employing at-risk youth in park improvement projects was
included in both the 1992 and 1996 Propositions. To meet the requirements of the
District's Youth Employment Policy, a grantee (including the City) must adopt a
Youth Employment Plan (YEP) at a duly noticed public meeting for each District-
funded project prior to the reimbursement of development costs. To be eligible for
employment under a YEP, youth must meet the Regional Park and Open Space
District's definition of at-risk youth. Eligible youth may be hired individually through
community outreach or may be contracted through agencies and organizations that
specialize in providing employment and training opportunities for youth participants.
The California Conservation Corps (CCC), a service organization that contractually
provides youth employment for a variety of project-related tasks, is an example of
one such agency.
The City's Proposition A Youth Employment Obligations
Under the Propositions, there are two types of obligations relating to the employment
of at-risk youth: (1) the Youth Employment Goal, which is based on the City's 1992
and 1996 allocations, and (2) Project-Specific Youth Employment Plans, which must
be adopted for projects funded by the District's "Excess" and/or "Cities" funds. For
the Youth Employment Goal (YEG), Grantees had the option of basing the amount
of their obligation for the employment of at-risk youth on one of the following
formulas:
a) An amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the Grantee's total development
Project funding allocations from the 1992 and 1996 Propositions; or,
b)
An amount equal to fifty percent (50%) of the Grantee's total Maintenance
and Servicing funding allocations.
The calculation based on Option b equaled the lower cost to the City at $227,804.70.
On February 23, 1998 the City Council adopted the Culver City Youth Employment
Mentoring Program as a means of meeting the City's YEG. The Youth Employment
Mentoring Program is an ongoing program funded by the General Fund (account
number 10132700) that may be phased out once the City's YEG is met. Over the
past nine (9) fiscal years, the YEG pay down from the Youth Mentoring Program
alone has averaged approximately $9,500 annually. Currently, the City's remaining
YEG obligation is $77,432.56, indicating that it will take slightly more than eight (8)
years to pay down the City's YEG using the Youth Mentoring Program alone.
Fortunately, the City also pays down its YEG using expenditures from project-
specific Youth Employment Plans (YEP's), such as the two mentioned below.
Project-specific YEP's for the Culver West Alexander Park Improvement Project and
the Culver City Dog Park Project — Phase II were adopted by the City Council on
February 13, 2006. These projects were funded with Proposition A Excess Funds.
The CCC was contracted for both of these projects. The credit for the $4,206 thatCity of Culver City, California
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was expended to employ youth on these two projects (combined total) is reflected in
the $77,432.56 in remaining YEG obligation above.
Current District-Funded Projects Requiring Youth Employment Plans
On April 21, 2008 the City Council: (1) authorized an application for $50,000 in
Proposition A Excess Funds to make fencing improvements at the Culver City Skate
Park; (2) adopted a Resolution approving a grant application for $250,000 in Los
Angeles County Proposition A Excess Funds for a new playground at Culver City
Park; and (3) approved a budget amendment to authorize the appropriation of
$250,000 in Proposition A Funds upon receipt of the fully executed grant agreement.
In July 2008, the City received fully executed Proposition A Project Agreements for
the Culver City Skate Park (Fencing) project (grant number 5806-08-2178) and the
Culver City Park Playground project (grant number 58C6-08-2181).
On April 13, 2009, the City Council adopted a Resolution approving grant
applications for Los Angeles County Proposition A Funds for the "Wish-List"
Projects: Veterans' Memorial Park Playground (P-924; $61,192) and Bill Botts Field
Improvements (P-639; $82,078) and approved budget amendments to appropriate
the funding for these projects upon receipt of the fully executed grant agreements.
In July 2009, the City received a fully executed Proposition A Project Agreement for
the Veterans' Memorial Park Playground Project (grant number 58C6-09-2216).
The scope of work for the Bill Botts (Little League) Field Improvement Project is
currently under discussion and therefore a Youth Employment Plan has not yet been
developed. A YEP for that project will be submitted for the City Council's
consideration at a future meeting.
DISCUSSION:
Staff has identified the installation of wood fiber playground surfacing as a suitable
task to fulfill the City's youth employment obligation to the District for the for the
Culver City Skate Park (Fencing) project and the Culver City Park and Veterans'
Park Playground Projects. On April 20, 2010 staff received an estimate via email on
the cost of the installation of wood fiber by members of the CCC. These estimates
were adjusted slightly to take into account any unforeseen circumstances and are
presented in the attached Youth Employment Plans as "not to exceed" agreement
amounts.
FISCAL ANALYSIS:
The Culver City Skate Park Development Project (Fencing; P-850), the Culver City
Park Playground Project (P-916) and the Veterans' Memorial Park Playground
Project (P-924) are fully funded by grants and require no General Fund monies. TheCity of Culver City, California
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Skate Park Fencing Project is funded by Los Angeles County Proposition A Excess
Funds (account number 42300850). The Culver City Park and Veterans' Memorial
Park Projects (account numbers 42300916 and 42300924, respectively) will be
funded by a combination of Proposition A and 2002 State Resources Bond Act
(Proposition 40) funds. In addition, the Veterans' Park Playground Project has an
accessible ADA path component that is funded by Community Development Block
Grant (CDBG) funds.
As noted in the attached Youth Employment Plans, the Skate Park Development
(Fencing) Project was not well-suited to the employment of youth. Therefore, staff
has identified an alternate site for youth employment at the El Marino Park
Playground. The rehabilitation of the El Marino Park Playground is being funded by
account number 42000898 (Repair Playground Equipment — Various Parks), a
Capital Improvements and Acquisitions Project, which is funded by the General
Fund. There is currently enough funding in the account to pay for the employment of
youth as part of the rehabilitation project. Members of the CCC will install wood fiber
surfacing at the El Marino Park Playground at a cost not to exceed $5,000 to fulfill
the Proposition A youth employment obligation incurred by the Skate Park Fencing
Project.
ATTACHMENT:
Youth Employment Plans for the Culver City Skate Park Development Project
(Fencing; P-850), the Culver City Park Playground Project (P-916) and the Veterans'
Memorial Park Playground Project (P-924).
MOTION:
That the City Council:
1. Adopt Youth Employment Plans pursuant to Los Angeles County Proposition A
grant requirements for the Culver City Skate Park Development Project (Fencing;
P-850), the Culver City Park Playground Proiect (P-916) and the Veterans'
Memorial Park Playground Project (P-924); and
2. Approve agreements with the California Conservation Corps (CCC) for each of
the aforementioned District-funded projects; and,
3. Authorize the City Attorney to review/prepare the necessary documents; and,
4. Authorize the City Manager to execute such documents on behalf of the City.