TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Alexandria Latragna, Management Analyst
SUBJECT:Title
Consider Participation in The Beach Cities Partnership for Youth and Appointment of Mayor Hersman as the City of Manhattan Beach Representative on the Steering Committee (City Manager Moe).
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council consider participation in the Beach Cities Partnership for Youth and appoint Mayor Hersman as the City of Manhattan Beach representative on the Steering Committee.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
There are no fiscal implications associated with the recommended action.
BACKGROUND:
The Beach Cities Partnership for Youth includes more than 100 community partners in an effort to improve student mental health and well-being, while reducing substance abuse and bullying. The coalition does so by activating students, educating partners, and mobilizing the community around topics of student stress and substance use prevention.
The coalition has a 16-member steering committee who will lead the collective efforts of this initiative. The steering committee is responsible for developing the coalition's infrastructure-bylaws, goals, and objectives-overseeing operations of the program, increasing coalition membership, strategic planning, and creating a sustainable work plan. It is comprised of a diverse cross-section of community members committed to issues related to substance abuse prevention and the well-being of the youth in our community.
The following individuals are coalition steering committee members:
* Stacey Armato, Mayor, City of Hermosa Beach;
* Rachel Campbell, Campus Pastor, Wave Church, Hermosa Beach;
* Jennifer Cochran, Vice President, Board of Trustees, Manhattan Beach Unified School District;
* Kevin Cody, Publisher, Easy Reader;
* John Connolly, PhD, Division Director, Substanc...
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