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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />APRIL 16, 2007 <br />TITLE: <br />AGREEMENT AMENDMENT WITH <br />ORANGE COUNTY CONSERVATIO <br />CORPS FOR ASSISTANCE WITH <br />PARK-RELATED PROJECTS <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />As Recommended <br />As Amended <br />Ordinance on 1~~ Reading <br />Ordinance on Intl Reading <br />Implementing Resolution <br />Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <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 $108,600. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The Orange County Conservation Corps (OCCC) is a work and education program <br />that provides young at-risk adults between the ages of 17 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 />projects 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 />FISCAL IMPACT <br />Funds are available in the State of California <br />Program account (account no. 171-108-6291) in the <br />the Southern California Wetlands Recovery Project <br />269-6291) in the amount of $6,600. <br />Executive Di <br />Parks, Rec. <br />Urban Creek Restoration <br />amount of $12,000, and in <br />account (account no. 169- <br />APPROVED AS TO FUNDS AND ACCOUNT: <br />~ tt~o. c.> ~.., n <br />Francisco Gutierrez ~~ <br />Executive Director <br />Finance & Mgmt. Svcs. Agency <br />25D-1 <br />rector <br />& Comm. Svcs. Agency <br />