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N <br />REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />5, 2017 <br />TITLE: <br />APPROVE A RESOLUTION AND <br />APPROPRIATION ADJUSTMENT <br />RECOGNIZING THE AMERICAN LIBRARY <br />ASSOCIATION GRANT FUNDS FOR THE <br />LIBRARIES READY TO CODE PROGRAM <br />(STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 2,2A) <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ As Amended <br />❑ Ordinance on 181 Reading <br />❑ Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />❑ Implementing Resolution <br />❑ Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />1. Approve a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Santa Ana authorizing the <br />Executive Director of the Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department to <br />execute any paperwork necessary to comply with the program grant from the American <br />Library Association for the Ready to Code Grant. <br />2. Approve an appropriation adjustment recognizing grant revenue in the amount of $25,000 <br />from the American Library Association in the Public Library Grant revenue account <br />(15211002-52040) and appropriating the same amount to the Libraries Ready to Code <br />expenditure account (15211151 -various). <br />DISCUSSION <br />On June 24, 2017, the American Library Association (ALA) opened the application period for <br />grants to develop public and school library programming that promotes computer science and <br />computational thinking among youth. The grant opportunity, announced in June 2017, is the <br />latest phase of the Libraries Ready to Code (RtC) initiative of ALA's Office for Information <br />Technology Policy (OITP), sponsored by Google. <br />Through a competitive request for proposals (RFP) process, a cohort of 25-50 libraries was <br />selected to receive grants of up to $25,000 to design and implement youth coding programs that <br />incorporate Ready to Code concepts. Through these programs, the library cohort will <br />collaboratively develop, pilot and rapidly iterate a "Ready to Code" toolkit containing a selection of <br />computer science resources for libraries and an implementation guide. <br />The Santa Ana Library submitted a proposal and on October 17, 2017 the City received <br />notification that the proposal was approved for funding of $25,000. The City has executed the <br />agreement, but additional documentation in the future may be needed. In order to comply with the <br />55A-1 <br />