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COUNCIL ACTION
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY:
JULY 19, 2010
TITLE: APPROVED
APPROPRIATION ADJUSTMENT FOR THE O As Recommended
INSTITUTE FOR MUSEUM AND LIBRARY O As Amended
SERVICES GRANT ,LAURA BUSH 21ST O ordinance on ~s` Reading
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CENTURY LIBRARIAN PROGRAM TO O Implementing Resolution
FUND THE SEEDS TO TREES PROGRAM O Set Public Hearing For
CONTINUED TO
FILE NUMBER
CITY MANAGER
RECOMMENDED ACTION
1. Approve an appropriation adjustment recognizing $626,767 in the Federal Grant-Direct
revenue account (no.15311002 52000) and appropriating same to the Federal Grant-Direct
expenditure account (no. 15311156 various).
2. Authorize the City Manager to take all actions necessary to accept the Federal Institute of
Museum and Library Services (IMLS), Laura Bush 21St Century Opportunity Program grant in
the amount of $626,767 to fund the Seeds to Trees program.
DISCUSSION
The Santa Ana Public Library was awarded a Federal Institute of Museum and Library Services
(IMLS) grant in the amount of $626,767 as part of the agency's Laura Bush 21St Century Librarian
Program. The grant will fund the three-year project, "Seeds to Trees: Growing the Librarians of
Tomorrow from High Schoo/ Oip/oma to ML/S with the Santa Ana Pub/ic Library and Orange County
Reforma'; which will provide Santa Ana teens and young adults with part-time employment and
career development opportunities in the Library. The long term goal of the program is to offer these
young people an opportunity to learn about libraries and the library profession and to pursue
successful careers as librarians. In addition, the project will create a guide for future use that can
serve as a teaching tool for libraries seeking to develop and train librarians who speak the languages
and share the cultural backgrounds of their communities.
The grant will pay the part-time salaries of approximately 30 staff per year to serve as library
management interns, library clerks, and library pages. In addition, the grant will provide funding to
support Reforma in creating semiannual career workshops for these employees and other interested
students recruited by the library from local high schools. Reforma is a national organization for
Hispanic library professionals that promotes career development and programs for Spanish-speaking
library patrons. The grant will also provide tuition reimbursement for students in Library Science
Masters programs, memberships in professional organizations, and travel to Reforma and American
Library Association national events- The Library will use in-kind personnel costs to provide the
required grant match.
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IMLS Grant Appropriation Adjustment
July 19, 2010
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FISCAL IMPACT
The appropriation adjustment will recognize $626,767 in grant funding from the Federal Institute for
Museum and Library Services in the Federal Grant-Direct revenue account (no.15311002 52000)
and appropriate same to the Federal Grant-Direct expenditure account (no. 15311156 various).
APPROVED AS TO FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS:
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Gerardo Mouet, Francisco Gutierrez,
Executive Directo Executive Director
Parks, Recreation and Finance and Management Services Agency
Community Services Agency
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