Agenda Item Wording:
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Facility Use Agreement - Execute agreement with the Rural Prosperity Center and project partners to operate and maintain the Community Garden at 222 NW 3rd Ave.
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Prepared by:
Laurissa Roggenkamp, Recreation Manager laurissa.roggenkamp@visalia.gov, 559-713-4336,
Devon Jones, Economic Development Manager devon.jones@visalia.gov, 559-713-4190,
Jason Glick, Parks and Recreation Director jason.glick@visalia.gov, 559-713-4042
Department Recommendation:
Authorize staff to execute a Facility Use Agreement with the Rural Prosperity Center and project partners to operate and maintain the Community Garden at 222 NW 3rd Avenue for up to five years.
Summary:
The Rural Prosperity Center (RPC) has proposed to operate and maintain the Community Garden asset in the Community Campus with no financial support required. CSET is pursuing a CA Natural Resources Agency Nature Based Solutions (NBS) grant to utilize the Sequoia Community Corps to revitalize the site and prepare it for ongoing operation. Calwater foundation grant support may be available to assist the RPC with ongoing operations costs such as water utility costs. RPC along with its partners, Los Promotores Comunitarios and Parent University will replicate their Mujeres in Ag program (www.parentuniversity.org/blank-3) at the Community Garden, seeking participation from the neighboring community.
Mujeres in Agriculture y M?s is an education and training initiative, in partnership with College of the Sequoias, targets farmworker women, providing them with hands-on skill development, career pathway guidance, and leadership development in agriculture and related industries. With a 12-24 month learning model that blends classroom instruction, digital literacy, and on-the-job experience, participants build the confidence and credentials to access higher-paying jobs in ag tech, horticulture, clean energy, and small-scale farming.
The Facility Use Agreement proposes RPC and its programming ...
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