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a. Receive a presentation in response to Board Referral No. 2024.13 (Alejo) on the history of Recurso de Fuerza, a low barrier navigation center currently in development in partnership with the County of Santa Cruz;
b. Consider the following options for renaming Recurso de Fuerza:
a) Retain the name Recurso de Fuerza;
b) Rename the program Casitas de Fuerza; or
c) Direct staff to rename the project through a public engagement process; and
c. Provide direction as necessary.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Receive a presentation in response to Board Referral No. 2024.13 (Alejo) on the history of Recurso de Fuerza, a low barrier navigation center currently in development in partnership with the County of Santa Cruz;
b. Consider the following options for renaming Recurso de Fuerza:
a) Retain the name Recurso de Fuerza;
b) Rename the program Casitas de Fuerza; or
c) Direct staff to rename the project through a public engagement process; and
b. Provide direction as necessary.
SUMMARY:
Referral No. 2024.13 was submitted by Supervisor Alejo, requesting the renaming of Recurso de Fuerza Village ("RdF Village"), a 34-bed, non-congregate, low-barrier navigation center currently in the building phase in Watsonville, California.
The purpose of this presentation is to inform the Board of Supervisors about the contextual background of the existing project name, Recurso de Fuerza, which translates to "Resource of Strength", and receive further direction on either keeping the name or renaming the project.
RdF Village is a product of a collaborative partnership between the Counties of Monterey (“County”) and Santa Cruz (“COSC”). Under the terms of this partnership, Monterey County has secured funding for construction and start-up costs and is serving as the lead entity on site development and implementation. According to a Memorandum of Understanding approved by the Monterey County Board of Supervisors on February 27, 2024, bo...
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