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Recommendation to authorize City Manager to execute all necessary documents with the LA84 Foundation to accept Summer Swim 2008 grant funds of $29,920 for summer aquatic programs for economically disadvantaged youth at Martin Luther King, Jr. Pool, Silverado Pool, Millikan High School Pool, Jordan High School Pool, and Belmont Plaza Pool, from June 23, 2008 to August 29, 2008; and authorize City Manager to execute all necessary documents to implement and administer the grant and any amendments. (Districts 3,5,6,7,9)
DISCUSSION
The LA84 Foundation (Foundation) (formerly the Amateur Athletic Foundation) is endowed with surplus funds from the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games. The Foundation makes grant funds available to recreation agencies for various youth sports programs designed to provide disadvantaged youth, ages 7 to 17, the opportunity to learn and develop sports skills. The Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine (PRM) has been selected by the Foundation to receive grant funds consecutively for more than ten years. This year, PRM has been selected to receive $29,920 in grant funds for the Summer Swim 2008 program. This grant will fund scholarships for economically disadvantaged youth in swim instruction, springboard diving, water polo, and synchronized swimming, and will also include coaching workshops for staff (Attachment 1).
The LA84 Foundation Summer Swim 2008 program will commence on June 23, 2008, and conclude on August 29, 2008. The pools currently available for this program are Martin Luther King, Jr. Pool, Silverado Pool, Millikan High School Pool, Jordan High School Pool, and Belmont Plaza Pool. This popular program is advertised in the PRM brochure, on PRM's website, and by word of mouth at local parks.
This matter was reviewed by Deputy City Attorney Gary J. Anderson on March 26, 2008, and Budget Management Officer Victoria Bell on March 31,2008.
TIMING CONSIDERATIONS
City Council action is requested on April 15, 2008, in order t...
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