City of San Leandro - File #: 22-676

• File #: 22-676
• Version: 1
• Name: AGREEMENT FOR INTERNSHIPS
• Type: Resolution - Council
• Status: Passed
• In control: City Council
• Meeting Date: 12/19/2022
• Final action: 12/19/2022
• Enactment date: 12/19/2022
• Enactment #: 2022-223
• Title: Adopt a Resolution to Approve and Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Non-Professional Services Agreement with Year Up, Inc. in an Amount Not to Exceed $600,000 for Workforce Development Interns to Various City of San Leandro Departments in Calendar Year 2023
• Sponsors: Fran Robustelli

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/19/2022	1	City Council	Adopted	Pass

...Title
Adopt a Resolution to Approve and Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Non-Professional Services Agreement with Year Up, Inc. in an Amount Not to Exceed $600,000 for Workforce Development Interns to Various City of San Leandro Departments in Calendar Year 2023
...Staffreport
COUNCIL PRIORITIES
* Professional Growth and Development
SUMMARY & RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council approve and accept the sole source non-professional services agreement with Year Up, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $600,000 for 20 workforce development interns to various City of San Leandro departments in the calendar year 2023. Interns will be assigned to project-based and time-bound assignments. City departments have the exclusive right to screen the intern applicants by way of the City's standard background check and oral interview process. Interns will be placed in the following departments: City Manager's Office, Engineering and Transportation, Finance, Information Technology, Human Services, Library, Police, Public Works, and Recreation. Interns will be placed for a 6-month period. Under Municipal Code Section 1-6-315, Council may justify a sole source purchasing contract without a competitive bid, when in the best interests of the City. The full costs of the proposed action are captured within the General Fund.

BACKGROUND
The City desires to partner with Year Up because they specialize in recruiting, training, and placing adults (18-29 years old) in project-based internship opportunities. The City is aware lucrative private-sector opportunities are courting eligible municipal workforce talent. Therefore, this sole source agreement with Year Up will develop a pipeline of young adults passionate about a rewarding career in public service and spark succession planning conversations within City departments.
Like many public agencies throughout the country, the City of San Leandro is experiencing staffing shortages and an insufficient pipeline of skilled...