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<br />REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br /> <br /> <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br /> <br />APRIL 16, 2007 <br /> <br />TITLE: <br /> <br />APPROVED <br /> <br />AGREEMENT AMENDMENT WITH <br />ORANGE COUNTY CONSERVATION <br />CORPS FOR ASSISTANCE WITH <br />PARK-RELATED PROJECTS <br /> <br />As Recommended <br />As Amended <br />Ordinance on 1 sl Reading <br />Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />Implementing Resolution <br />Set Public Hearing For <br /> <br />,,:1\ <br />\ <br /> <br />ag;~ <br /> <br />CONTINUED TO <br /> <br />FILE NUMBER <br /> <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br /> <br />Direct the City Attorney to prepare and authorize the City Manager and <br />Clerk of the Council to execute an amendment to the agreement with the <br />Orange County Conservation Corps for assistance with park-related projects, <br />increasing the agreement amount by $18,600 and extending the term six <br />months, for a total aggregate amount not to exceed $l08,600. <br /> <br />DISCUSSION <br /> <br />The Orange County Conservation Corps (OCCC) is a work and education program <br />that provides young at-risk adults between the ages of l7 and 25 an <br />opportunity to gain work experience and job skills while completing their <br />high school education. The OCCC has been heavily involved with the Parks, <br />Recreation and Community Services Agency in various Santa Ana restoration <br />proj ects for the past several years. Staff recommends continuing the <br />City's relationship with the OCCC by extending the term of the agreement to <br />allow them to provide continued labor, supervision, equipment, and tools <br />for the removal and re-landscaping of Santiago Creek, and to prepare the <br />Thornton Park site for a wetland and riparian habitat restoration project. <br /> <br />FISCAL IMPACT <br /> <br />Funds are available in the State of California Urban Creek Restoration <br />Program account (account no. 17l-l08-629l) in the amount of $12,000, and in <br />the Southern California Wetlands Recovery Project account (account no. 169- <br />269-6291) in the amount of $6,600. <br /> <br /> <br />APPROVED AS TO FUNDS AND ACCOUNT: <br /> <br />'=t~\M.) \. ~:" , <br />Francisco Gutierrez <br />Executive Director <br />Finance & Mgmt. Svcs. Agency <br /> <br />;1 <br /> <br />Gerardo Mouet <br />Executive Dire tor <br />Parks, Rec. & Comm. Svcs. Agency <br /> <br />('v; <br />, <br /> <br />250-1 <br />