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Report requesting authorization to accept one full-time Climate Corps AmeriCorps Fellow to support the Every Kid Deserves a Bike Program (EKDAB). (Tamiko Huey, Management Analyst II)
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It is recommended that the City Council authorize the acceptance of one full-time Climate Corps AmeriCorps Fellow shared with the San Mateo County Office of Education, Safe Routes to School Program through the Bay Area Community Resources (BACR) to support the Every Kid Deserves a Bike Program (EKDAB) and other related transportation safety projects.
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BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
The Climate Corps AmeriCorps ("CCAC") program is a specialized track in the Climate Corps Fellowship program that uses AmeriCorps funding to serve environmentally and economically underserved communities across California. This program provides municipalities and nonprofits with cost-effective, high-quality Fellows that advance sustainability programs relating to resource reduction, K-12 education, and community outreach. The fellowship is a program of Bay Area Community Resources in collaboration with Strategic Energy Innovations.
On June 13, 2022, the South San Francisco City Manager's Office and San Mateo County Office of Education Safe Routes to School team submitted a joint application to BACR to hire one full-time position split between the two agencies to support transportation safety in South San Francisco. The City and County are responsible for covering the cost for this position, amounting to $14,000 each respectively. The Fellow's term is one-year spanning from October 2022 until August 31, 2023. The Fellow's primary goal is to support the Every Kid Deserves a Bike (EKDAB) program. However, the Fellow's scope of work also includes, but not limited to, educational outreach, organizing encouragement events such as Bike Month, serving as a liaison between the City and South San Francisco elementary schools and after-school programs, and other administra...
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