HomeMy WebLinkAbout1995-06-13 - AGENDA REPORTS - CMTY SERVICES GRANT PGM (2)City Manager Approval
Item to be presented by:
Raquel Garcia
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
DATE: June 13, 1995
SUBJECT: Community Services Grant Program, Second Funding Cycle
DEPARTMENT: Parks, Recreation and Community Services
The Community Services Grant Committee met to review grant applications for the Community
Services Grant Program, Second Funding Cycle for Fiscal Year 1994/95. Of twelve applications
received, eight requests were resubmitted by agencies as directed by City Council. The
committee recommends a total of $19,000 be awarded to agencies as listed on the attached. The
Community Services Grant Program has a balance of $40,650 remaining for grant awards.
RECOMMENDATION
City Council to approve grant awards to agencies listed on the recommended list.
Agency Recommendation List
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1994/95 COMMUNITY SERVICES GRANT PROGRAM - 2nd Funding Cycle
AGENCY RECOMMENDATION LIST
Resubmissions
AGENCY NAAm
PROJECT NA3jE
REQUESTED
PROJECT PURPOSE
REcommENDATION/
AMOUNT
COMMENTS
1. Baseballers Against
Anti-drugs/gangs
$ 5,000
To host 3 three-hour clinics which
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Drugs
Clinic
bring professional ballplayers to
Committee views the City
Contact: John Kelleher
the SCV to help youth understand
as financially supporting
the dangers of drugs, gangs and
similar programs. Very
the importance of staying in
high cost.
school. The clinics teach self-
esteem and confidence through
the sport of baseball.
2. Boy Scouts of America,
New Communities
$ 5,000
To fund New Communities,
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Wm. S. Hart School Dist.
Emphasis, Scouting
Emphasis community outreach
Proposal unclear as to use
Contact: Dennis J. Mills
Outreach Program
program. The program serves low
of funds and will encourage
income families at parks, schools,
agency to coordinate
and community centers and
services with other
provides recreational activities,
community youth and
life skills education, role models,
family agencies.
and provides alternatives to drugs
and gangs. It is operated in
cooperation with school officials
and other community based
organizations.
3. Heads Up, Inc.
Increasing handicap
$ 5,000
To install a handicapped restroom
$5,000
Contact: Nancy Pitchford
access for disabled
and septic system,
youth
AGENCY NAME
PROJECT NAME
REQUESTED
PROJECT PURPOSE
.RECOMMENDATION/
AMOUNT
COMMENTS
4. High Five Parent
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Cooperative Preschool
City Council requested
Contact: Margo McGrath
committee to reconsider
proposal. Agency did not
provide requested
information.
5. Los Angeles Retarded
LARC Service Express
To purchase a truck for start-up
$3,000
Citizens Foundation
$ 3,000
job training program for
Contact: Gloria Hillard
developmentally challenged
adults. The job training site is a
thrift store which will train adults
in retail marketing skills. The
truck is needed to obtain and
supply donated merchandise to
the store.
6. Mad About Rising Crime,
MARC Speaks
To fund 50% match for equipment
$1,000
MARC, Santa Clarita
$ 1,000
to provide MARC Speaks
Chapter
Community Outreach Program.
Contact: Johnathan Myl
MARC Speaks will provide
informative anti-crime community
education programs to Santa
Clarita residents. The
organization is willing to share
equipment with other community
programs involved in crime
prevention and reduction.
7. Santa Clarita Valley
Continued education/
To provide education on the
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Canyons Preservation
lectures in preserving
$ 5,000
preservation of SCV forestlands
Application does not
Committee
all of the National
through lectures, informative
conform to the social/
Contact: Chris Connelly
Forestland
forums, and distribution of
cultural service criteria of
surrounding the SCV
literature,
the grant program,
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AGENCY NAME
PROJECT. NAME
REQUESTED
PROJECTPURPOSE
RECOMMENDATION/
.AMOUNT
COMMENTS
8. Santa Clarita Valley
Kids Equipment
To establish a program for kids
$5,000
Family YMCA
Exchange Program
$ 4,000
unable to obtain roller hockey
Committee increased
Contact: Doug Grogan
equipment. The program will
request to expand the
provide an opportunity for kids to
number of children served
borrow equipment.
by this program.
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1994/95 COMMUNITY SERVICES GRANT PROGRAM - 2nd Funding Cycle
AGENCY RECOMMENDATION LIST
New Requests
AGENCY NAME
PROJECT NAME
REQUESTED
PROJECT PURPOSE
RECOMMENDATION/
AMOUNT
COMMENTS
1. James Foster Elementary
Library Research
$ 3,000
To purchase a 486 DX 100 MHZ computer,
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School
Lab
color printer and software for library
This program
Contact: Beth Malloy
research lab. School PTA could provide
appeared to have
new and related CD Rom titles as need
limited community
arises if computer is funded.
outreach.
2. Live Again Recovery
Live Again Recovery
$ 5,000
Roof repairs for several residential
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Homes, Inc.
Homes Community
cottages, tables and chairs for educational
Request has been
Project/Camp
classes, and purchase of blankets, pillows,
referred to the City's
Cisquito
and mattress.
CDBG program and
encourages agency to
contact North County
Handyman services.
3 Mint Canyon Elementary
Padres ESL (English
$ 1,920
The Padres ESL project will provide
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School
as a Second
English as a Second Language Services
Funding for "ongoing"
Contact: Dan Levy
Language)
through the use a computers for parents of
operational costs,
school -aged children at no cost to parents.
such as salaries, is
not the intent of
grant program.
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AGENCY Nxmm
PROJECT NAME
REQUESTED
AMOUNT
PROJECT PURPOSE
RECOMMENDATION/
COMMENTS
4 Newhall Elementary
Pre -Kindergarten
$5,000
To pay for start-up costs to begin a pre-
$5,000
School District
Program for
kindergarten program at Newhall and Old
Contact: Betty Granger
four -year-olds
Orchard Elementary Schools giving
children at -risk a headstart for
kindergarten. Program will provide
educational opportunities for children
whose parents cannot afford private
school and will meet the needs of children
on the Headstart waiting list. As part of
the proposal, Newhall School District will
provide in kind services in salaries, rents,
and leases, utilities, telephone, mileage,
maintenance, supplies, and insurance.
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