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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNB 5 T YOUTH COMM 04-05-93NEW BUSINESS N0. 5 AGENDA____� 4-5-93 DATE:MARCH 31, 1993 I n t e r- C o m TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL FROM: WILLIAM A. HUSTON, CITY MANAGER SUBJECT: TUSTIN AREA YOUTH ISSUES COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION• That the City Council ratify the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City and the Tustin Unified School District creating the Committee and that the City Council proceed with making its appointments to the Committee. FISCAL IMPACT• At this point, the City's only financial obligation would be for staff support to the Committee. Decisions concerning expenditure of funds for any new programs that might be recommended by the Committee would be made by the City Council at a later date. DISCUSSION• The City Council and School Board agreed at their recent joint meeting to enter into the attached MOU. For record-keeping purposes, it is necessary for the City Council to ratify its action taken at the joint meeting. The City Council also will need to consider how it wants to proceed with making its appointments to the Committee (two Councilmembers and two community representatives). tayic u.uah MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING REGARDING THE FORMATION OF THE TUSTIN AREA YOUTH ISSUES COMMITTEE The Memorandum of Understanding is made and entered into by and between the CITY OF TUSTIN ("City") and the TUSTIN UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT ("District"). RECITALS A. The City and the District recognize that the welfare of Tustin's youth is critical to maintaining a stable and progressive community. I - B. The City and the District plan and organize educational, recreational, cultural and other programs that target K-12 youth. The City and the District have individually and jointly sponsored successful youth programs and have placed a high priority on identifying new opportunities for programs. C. The City and the District understand the benefits to be derived from coordinating their efforts to provide programs that respond to the needs of the community's youth. D. The City and the District intend to enhance the responsiveness and effectiveness of current and future youth programs through mutual cooperation and communication. NOW, THEREFORE, the City and the District agree to create an advisory committee, the name of which is the Tustin Area Youth Issues Committee ("Committee") for the purpose of facilitating City and District cooperation in planning and evaluating youth programs that can be provided jointly or individually as deemed appropriate by the City and the District. The Committee will be organized as follows: 1. There shall be eight (8) members of the Committee. Two (2) members shall be Council members selected by the City Council. Two (2) members shall be Board members selected by the School Board. The City Council and the School Board shall each select two (2) additional persons who shall serve as community representatives. 2. The terms of office for the initial appointments to the Committee of one (1) Council member and one (1) Board member shall be one year from the date of appointment. The terms of office of the other Council member and Board member shall be two years from the date of appointment. The term of appointments for each Council member and Board member shall thereafter be two years commencing on the expiration date of each of the appointments as prescribed herein above. The terms of office of the community representatives shall be two years. 3. The Committee shall review K-12 youth programs and make recommendations to the City Council and School Board concerning: a. Whether a proposed program addresses an identified need and serves a sufficient number of the targeted youth. b. The cost-effectiveness of the program. C. The extent to which the program achieves the goal of maximizing coordination between the City and the District. d. Any other youth -related issues. 4. Staff support for the Committee shall be provided by City and District staff as assigned by the City Manager and Superintendent of Schools. Representatives of other agencies may be invited to participate, as necessary. 5. Minutes of the Committee's meetings shall be provided to the City Council and the School Board. Dated 3 Dated m tusc. n March 22, 1993 CITY OF TUSTIN BY: ITS: MAYOR TUSTIN UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT BY: c� ITS: President, Board o Education