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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />MAY 20, 2013 <br />TITLE: <br />AGREEMENT WITH CALIFORNIA CENTER <br />FOR THE BOOK AND APPROPRIATION <br />ADJUSTMENT FOR BOOK TO ACTION <br />2013 GRANT FUNDS <br />CIT ANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />? As Recommended <br />? As Amended <br />? Ordinance on 1 s` Reading <br />? Ordinance on 2"d Reading <br />? Implementing Resolution <br />? Set Public Hearing For_ <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />1. Authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to execute an agreement with the <br />California Center for the Book in the amount of $3,000 for a Book to Action 2013 grant for <br />the "True Notebooks" program, subject to non-substantive changes approved by the City <br />Manager and City Attorney. <br />2. Approve an appropriation adjustment recognizing $3,000 in Book to Action 2013 grant <br />revenue in the California Library Services Act revenue account (no. 15011002 52040) <br />and appropriate same to expenditure account (no. 15011160 - various). <br />DISCUSSION <br />The Book to Action Grant is a grant program managed by the Southern California Library <br />Cooperative and administered by the California State Library via the California Center for the <br />Book. The California Center for the Book has awarded a reimbursement grant of $3,000 to the <br />Santa Ana Public Library in support of its program "True Notebooks". <br />The "True Notebooks" program will provide 50 plus at-risk teens with the opportunity to interact <br />with and learn from the experiences of Mark Salzman, author of the book "True Notebooks". <br />Participants will hear Mr. Salzman speak and learn from his experiences of working with <br />students in a juvenile hall detention setting. The program will culminate in a service project <br />whereby youth participants will assist the Women Helping Women*Men to Work in organizing <br />their donations room in order to serve its clients more efficiently. Youth will also assist in the <br />creation of a video highlighting the events and outcomes of the project to be broadcast on CTV- <br />3 and YouTube. Funds will be used to purchase books, teaching materials and to support <br />mentoring staff. The Library will use in-kind personnel costs to provide the preferred 50 percent <br />matching funds. <br />20A-1