DATE: May 13, 2019
TO: Council Sustainability Committee
FROM: Director of Public Works
SUBJECT
Downtown Streets Team Service Agreement
RECOMMENDATION
That the Committee reviews and comments on this report.
SUMMARY
The Downtown Streets Team (DST) partners with cities to provide homeless individuals with immediate volunteer opportunities to serve the community through work teams. The program’s primary goal is to provide work experience and job skills training to team members who are homeless or at-risk of becoming homeless and transition them to permanent employment. Since 2016 the DST has served Hayward by removing debris from Hayward’s streets, performing training, and offering employment services. This work has been funded primarily with Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Recycling funds as well as agreements with local businesses. This report presents a proposal to expand the DST’s services while helping to increase Hayward’s landfill diversion rate. The total cost to contract for both the debris removal and sorting services is $39,659 and would be paid with funding from the Recycling Fund.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment I Staff Report
Attachment II Downtown Service Area Map
Attachment III Tennyson Service Area Map
Attachment IV 2019 Downtown Streets Team Scope of Services