Title:
Title
Predevelopment Grant Agreement for the La Familia Economic Development Opportunity Center
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FileID
File ID: 2019-01029
Location
Location: District 5
Recommendation:
Recommendation
Pass a Motion authorizing the City Manager or the City Manager’s designee to execute a Predevelopment Grant Agreement for an Economic Development Opportunity Center with La Familia Counseling Center, Inc. and Sierra Health Foundation: Center for Health Program Management for an amount not-to-exceed $350,000.
Contact: Michael Jasso, Assistant City Manager, (916) 808-1380, Office of the City Manager; Melissa Anguiano, Economic Development Manager, (916) 808-5864, Office of Innovation and Economic Development
Body
Presenter: None
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Predevelopment Grant Agreement
Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: On February 5, 2019, the City Council approved the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018/19 Midyear Budget Report. The report included funding priorities directly aligned with youth programming and investment, neighborhood inclusive economic development, and projects with clear citywide impact. Amongst the priorities was an allocation of a $350,000 predevelopment grant for the La Familia Economic Development Opportunity Center.
The grantee, La Familia Counseling Center, Inc. (La Familia), currently operates the Maple Neighborhood Center at 3301 37th Ave, Sacramento, CA 95824, under an agreement with the Sacramento Unified School District. The Maple Neighborhood Center offers a host of unique programs and direct services programs at the Maple Neighborhood Center to meet the needs of Sacramento’s diverse community. La Familia is planning to expand its services with the development of an Economic Development Opportunity Center (Opportunity Center) adjacent to the Maple Neighborhood Center. La Familia intends to address economic development and support community, youth, and young adults through workforce development, job training, skill development and small business and entrepreneurial services.
Under this grant agreement, The Sierra Health Foundation: Center for Health Program
Management (The Center), will serve as La Familia’s fiscal agent and project administrator,
providing capacity building to support reporting and evaluation requirements. The Center is
uniquely qualified to function as project administrator by leveraging the relationships and
operational infrastructure of the Sierra Health Foundation, including over 30 years of grant
making experience.
This grant will support predevelopment work for the Opportunity Center, such as deposits on land acquisition, hiring consultants, environmental studies, architectural drawings, a land survey, city permits and other necessary predevelopment expenses to support the buildout of the Opportunity Center.
Policy Considerations: As noted in the FY2018/19 Midyear Budget Report, funding these initiatives are directly aligned with youth programming and investment, neighborhood inclusive economic development, and projects with clear Citywide impact.
Economic Impacts: Ensuring economic and community development opportunities exist for all can result in greater economic growth for the residents, businesses, and youth of Sacramento.
Environmental Considerations: This grant agreement would provide funds for initial investigation of site conditions and other circumstances that may affect project feasibility. Approval of the grant agreement is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because it does not involve any commitment to a specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment, as contemplated by Section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 14, §15000 et seq.), and is, therefore, not subject to CEQA pursuant to Section 15060(c)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines. Any proposed project would be subject to appropriate CEQA review.
Sustainability: None
Commission/Committee Action: Not applicable.
Rationale for Recommendation: The City Council has made it clear, through multiple actions, its commitment to prioritize and implement strategies, programs and projects that increase inclusive community and economic capacities throughout our City. To achieve this, the City must focus its support and investments to strengthen our people, business, and place capacities.
The Opportunity Center will allow La Familia to expand employment training and educational programs, build shared workspaces, offer commercial kitchen space, and other programs that attract investment, create jobs, and foster economic resiliency and prosperity in this community.
Financial Considerations: There is sufficient funding available in the Youth and Family Investments (I02001800) project to fund this predevelopment grant agreement with La Familia and The Center. Funding for this initiative was approved in the FY2018/19 Midyear Budget Report.
Local Business Enterprise (LBE): Not applicable.