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BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDA STATEMENT

Item No. 14.
For Meeting of: March 5, 2019

ITEM TITLE:Resolution authorizing a Memorandum of Understanding with the Yakima School District and Educational Service District #105 to provide gang education and prevention measures to youth affiliated with gang involvement
SUBMITTED BY:

Sara Watkins, Senior Assistant City Attorney

SUMMARY EXPLANATION:
This Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is with the Yakima School District, the City of Yakima, Sageland Mediation, and Educational Service District 105 for the purpose implementing the Gang Reduction and Intervention Task Force Pilot Project.  The project is designed to provide gang education and prevention measures in Lewis & Clark Middle School (LC MS) and Franklin Middle School (FMS) to five (5) 6th grade students at each school who are affiliated with gang involvement, with the ability to add Washington Middle School students if not all slots are filled with LC MS and FMS students.
ITEM BUDGETED:
STRATEGIC PRIORITY:
APPROVED FOR SUBMITTAL: City Manager

STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt resolution
BOARD/COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:
ATTACHMENTS:
DescriptionUpload DateType
resolution2/28/2019Cover Memo
MOU with ESD, YSD for gang services2/28/2019Cover Memo