Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to execute a contract, and any necessary documents including any necessary subsequent amendments, with the Conservation Corps of Long Beach, of Long Beach, CA, to provide public service conservation work for youth on City of Long Beach property, in a total annual amount not to exceed $4,000,000, for a period of five years, with the option to renew for one additional five-year period, at the discretion of the City Manager.  (Citywide)
The motion is carry nine zero. And that's the number 17. Item 17 report from Public Works recommendation to adopt a resolution authorizing city manager to execute a contract with the conservation corpse of Long Beach to public service conservation work for Youth on City of Long Beach property in a total annual amount not to exceed 4 million citywide. Company, Ranga. I want to push the motion forward. I think it's great job that a conservation does for. That's wonderful. Fantastic. Thank you, Councilman Saru. You just want to add to that? I think it's great that we continue to have a partnership with Conservation Corps with all the great work that they do for us throughout the city. Thank you. All right. I couldn't agree more. My my support for the Conservation Corps has been a tremendous partner along the Elk River. We're excited for the new headquarters to open this summer at the Environmental Education Center at the Forest Park and look forward to just deeper relationships and engagement in the years to come. Any other council comment notes? Any hands? Any public comment? If there are any members of the public that would like to speak on this item, please use the recent feature. They Chikhlia. Your time begins now. I'll give you a thank you. And let me first apologize to the charter commission appointed by both the general public comment period. But specifically this item, as I mentioned, when it was first proposed back in November. I would like to see this fit into the state's overall climate goals. I mean, I support the motion, obviously speak KING as the kid who would have been the guinea pig for AP Environmental Health Science for LAUSD in 1997, but chose to do physics and write poetry instead because, I mean, we were privatizing everything. Yeah, you know, you're either serious or not. Did you know that Aubrey Meyer solved at the theoretical level the problem of climate change globally in 1997? If that's something that we wanted to do, then it was capable without putting too fine a point on it. I have a hard time believing that the. Human activity and the outcomes thereof are somehow beyond the realm of even understanding. Thank you. Next speaker we have is Dan Knapp. Good evening, Vice Mayor and city council members is Dan Knapp, executive director of the Conservation Corps Long Beach. For over three decades, the Conservation Corps is part of with the city of Long Beach, bringing valuable resources to the communities we serve. Thousands of young people have come through our doors to garner critical job training, support services, all while serving our community and in the world we live in. Over the past five years, CCL has been able to match every dollar in the city with our contractual services, with the city at a rate of more than 10 to 1 . That means for every dollar of city contracted services such as park improvements, urban forestry, litter abatement, beautification, the permit, pandemic support that we provided and response to name a few. Cecil has contributed $10 to every dollar we contracted with the city via state funding and federal funding grants that we've been able to bring and incorporate into our our programing in the city. Again, our mission is to support young people in realizing the potential to work serious in conservation education. And we are extremely proud of our partnership with the City of Long Beach, and we are excited and look forward to doing even more together in the coming years. Thank you all. That concludes public comment. All right. Thank you for the speakers and thank you. Thank you as well there for I do in the city. Let's go ahead and have a roll call with. Councilwoman Cindy has. Hi. Councilwoman Allen. Hi. Councilwoman Price. I. Councilman subpoena. I. Councilman Mongo. I. Councilwoman Sarah. I. Councilmember Ranga. Hi, Councilman Austin. Hi. Vice Mayor Richardson. I the motion is carried nine zero.