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RESOLUTION RELATING TO GRANT FUNDING FOR THE 2016 MIAMI-DADE COUNTY YOUTH SUMMER JOB PROGRAM; AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY MAYOR OR COUNTY MAYOR�S DESIGNEE TO RECEIVE $750,000.00 IN GRANT FUNDS FROM THE CHILDREN�S TRUST FOR THE PROGRAM; AUTHORIZING A GRANT TO THE FOUNDATION FOR NEW EDUCATION INITIATIVES, INC., A DIRECT SUPPORT ORGANIZATION TO MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, OF $2,450,000.00, INCLUSIVE OF THE $750,000.00 FROM THE CHILDREN�S TRUST, FOR THE SUMMER YOUTH INTERNSHIP PROGRAM; AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY MAYOR OR COUNTY MAYOR�S DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE GRANT AGREEMENTS, OTHER REQUIRED AGREEMENTS AND DOCUMENTS, AS WELL AS AMENDMENTS, EXTENSIONS, AND RENEWALS OF SUCH AGREEMENTS AND DOCUMENTS TO IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAM AND TO EXERCISE TERMINATION, WAIVER, AND OTHER PROVISIONS SET FORTH THEREIN; AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY MAYOR OR COUNTY MAYOR�S DESIGNEE TO APPLY FOR AND RECEIVE GRANT FUNDING FOR FUTURE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY YOUTH SUMMER JOB PROGRAMS; AND PURSUANT TO ORDINANCE NO. 14-65, DIRECTING THE COUNTY MAYOR OR COUNTY MAYOR�S DESIGNEE TO PROVIDE AN ANNUAL REPORT ON FUNDING FOR FUTURE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY YOUTH SUMMER JOB PROGRAMS

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WHEREAS, on March 3, 2015, in Resolution No. 235-15, this Board of County Commissioners (Board) directed the County Mayor or County Mayor�s designee to create a Miami-Dade County (County) Youth Summer Job Program; and

WHEREAS, the County�s Youth Summer Job Program was launched in July 2015 to focus on youth in 10 targeted areas, identified by zip codes with high crime rates, and employed approximately 300 students between the ages of 14-17; and

WHEREAS, in an effort to expand the County�s Youth Summer Job Program and provide summer employment opportunities to a wider base of students, in the summer of 2016, this Board is a collaborating partner with The Children�s Trust, Miami-Dade County Public Schools and the Foundation for New Education Initiatives, Inc., a not-for-profit corporation that is a direct support organization to Miami-Dade County Public Schools, to launch the Summer Youth Internship Program; and

WHEREAS, the Summer Youth Internship Program will build on the County�s Youth Summer Job Program and Miami-Dade County Public Schools� internship program to provide additional educational, work experience and training opportunities through a paid internship to youth in Miami-Dade County; and

WHEREAS, the Summer Youth Internship Program will be a countywide program that will commence in June 2016 and conclude in August 2016; and

WHEREAS, the network created by the County, The Children�s Trust, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, and the Foundation for New Education Initiatives, Inc., will recruit youth between the ages of 15 and 18, including youth with disabilities and youth transitioning out of foster care up to age 22, and intends to enroll a minimum of 1,300 youth in the summer of 2016; and

WHEREAS, the County, The Children�s Trust, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, and the Foundation for New Education Initiatives, Inc., propose to enter into an agreement that will set forth the terms of the collaboration between the network and anticipate that this collaboration will benefit participating youth, employers, and the community as a whole; and

WHEREAS, this Board also desires to authorize ongoing efforts to secure funding for the County's Youth Summer Job Program in future years,

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, that:

Section 1. This Board incorporates the recitals above in this resolution.

Section 2. This Board authorizes the County Mayor or County Mayor�s designee to receive $750,000.00 in grant funding from The Children�s Trust for the 2016 Miami-Dade County Youth Summer Job Program.

Section 3. This Board authorizes a County grant to the Foundation for New Education Initiatives, Inc., a direct support organization to Miami-Dade County Public Schools, of $2,450,000.00, inclusive of the $750,000.00 in funding the County received from The Children�s Trust, for the Summer Youth Internship Program.

Section 4. This Board authorizes the County Mayor or County Mayor�s designee to execute agreements to effectuate the purposes of this resolution, in substantially the form attached hereto as Attachments A and B and other required agreements and documents. This Board further authorizes the County Mayor or the County Mayor�s designee to exercise amendments, extensions, renewals, termination, waiver, and other provisions set forth in such agreements and documents to implement the Summer Youth Internship Program, following approval for legal form and sufficiency by the Miami-Dade County Attorney�s Office.

Section 5. This Board authorizes the County Mayor or County Mayor�s designee to apply for and receive grant funding that may become available for future Miami-Dade County Youth Summer Job Programs; provided that the expenditure of funds for future Miami-Dade County Youth Summer Job Programs will be subject to the approval of this Board.

Section 6. Pursuant to Ordinance No. 14-65, this Board directs the County Mayor or County Mayor�s designee to provide an annual report to this Board no later than February of 2017 and each February thereafter on funding applied for or received for future Miami-Dade County Youth Summer Job Programs and such reports shall be placed on an agenda of the Board no later than 30 days after the completion of said report.

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Date:

To: Honorable Chairman Jean Monestime
and Members, Board of County Commissioners

From: Carlos A. Gimenez
Mayor

Subject: Resolution Approving Grant Agreements for the County�s 2016 Summer Job Program between (1) Miami-Dade County and The Children�s Trust, and (2) Miami-Dade County, the School Board of Miami-Dade County and the Foundation for New Education Initiatives, Inc.

STAFF RECOMMENDATION
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the Board of County Commissioners (Board) approve the attached Resolution relating to grant funding for the 2016 Miami-Dade County Youth Summer Job Program. Additionally, it is further recommended that the Board authorize the County Mayor or County Mayor�s designee to enter into an Agreement between: (1) Miami-Dade County and The Children�s Trust (Trust) to receive $750,000.00 in grant funds from the Trust for the Program (Attachment A); and (2) Miami-Dade County, the School Board of Miami-Dade County (MDCPS) and the Foundation for New Education Initiatives, Inc. (Foundation), a direct support organization to MDCPS to grant up to $2,450,000.00 to the Foundation for the Program, which will fund the Summer Youth Internship Program (Attachment B). It is also recommended that the Board authorize the County Mayor or County Mayor�s designee to execute grant agreements, other required agreements, and documents, as well as amendments, extensions, and renewals of such agreements and documents to implement the program; and to exercise termination, waiver, and other provisions set forth therein. It is further recommended that the Board authorize the County Mayor or County Mayor�s designee to apply for and receive grant funding for future Miami-Dade County youth summer job programs and authorizing pursuant to Ordinance 14-65, the County Mayor or County Mayor�s designee to provide an annual report on funding for future Miami-Dade County youth summer job programs.

SCOPE
The impact to Miami-Dade County for the provision of these services is countywide.

FISCAL IMPACT/FUNDING SOURCE
The impact to Miami-Dade County for the provision of these services is $2,450,000.00 from the general fund, $700,000 of which is carried over from the FY 2014-15 allocation for summer youth employment and $1 million of funding allocated in FY 2015-16. Additionally, the Trust will provide $750,000.00 in grant funds to Miami-Dade County. MDCPS and the Foundation shall operate the Program and provide in-kind program support.

TRACK RECORD/MONITOR
This agreement will be monitored by MDCPS, which will provide one (1) program administrator as an in-kind resource. MDCPS and the Foundation shall report performance quantity measures and compensation measures to the County for review (see Attachment A and Attachment B).


BACKGROUND
In July 2015, Miami-Dade County launched the Youth Summer Job Program, which employed approximately 300 youths. In an effort to reach even more participants for the 2016 Youth Summer Job Program, the County is collaborating with the Trust, MDCPS, and the Foundation in the Summer Youth Internship Program (Program) to provide educational, work experience, and training opportunities through paid internships to youth between the ages of 15 and 18, including youths with disabilities and transitioning out of foster care up to age 22. The Program will commence in June 2016 and conclude in August 2016. The Program intends to enroll a minimum of 1,300 participants throughout the County. Reasonable efforts will be made to enroll 100 participants per Commission District, who will be recruited through MDCPS. The Program also endeavors to provide diverse internship placement opportunities through the recruitment of a wide array of employers across Miami-Dade County.

Program participants will receive a stipend of $1,208.00. The youths are required to report to their internship assignment 30 hours per week for five (5) weeks. They will earn high school course credits and be given the opportunity to earn college credits. Stipends earned through the Program will be deposited in accounts opened for the participants at the South Florida Educational Credit Union. Program participants will also be provided travel stipends of $56.00 per month for two (2) months to ensure they meet their Program obligations.

The Program requires all participants to have voluntary accident insurance. The Foundation will cover the cost of insurance for the participants that do not have voluntary accident insurance by the end of the 2015-16 school year. The cost of the insurance is $18.00 per youth and covers school-based activities, including summer programs.

The Program will hire 37 certified teachers as independent contractors to serve as Instructional Supervisors. The Instructional Supervisors will guide the participants throughout the summer and provide academic assignments related to their job experience. They will also serve as liaisons between the administrators of the Program and the employers. There will be approximately 13 dedicated Instructional Supervisors to work with youth with disabilities.

Prior to the start of the Program, participants and their parents/caregivers will be invited to an orientation, which will provide a Program overview, expectations, and highlight the opportunities available to participants. To accommodate parents/caregivers, orientation sessions will be held in locations in north, central, and south Miami-Dade County.


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Russell Benford
Deputy Mayor