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CITY OF COLTON <br />AGENDA REPORT <br />For Council Meeting of <br />September 1, 1992 <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Q <br />FROM: David Michael Davis, City Librarian'�� <br />SUBJECT: SUBMISSION OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF Date: August 19, 1992 <br />EDUCATION LOCAL ASSISTANCE GRANT <br />BACKGROUND <br />The Colton Public Library is eligible to apply for a California <br />Department of Education Local Assistance Grant in the amount of <br />approximately $5,000. These funds will be used to supplement the <br />library's current literacy services. Eligible activities include: <br />(1) purchase of supplementary instructional materials and supplies, <br />(2) in-service training for personnel, and (3) counseling and <br />guidance services. <br />STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM <br />The Colton Public Library recognizes that a continuing demand <br />exists for one-to-one instruction in basic reading and writing <br />skills for adults. According to the California Department of <br />Education, 20% of the adult population 16 years and older cannot <br />read. This is the population that the Colton Public Library's <br />literacy program seeks to serve. <br />ALTERNATIVES <br />Without grant funding, such a program can only otherwise be <br />continued with the City's General Fund. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT <br />This is a no -obligation item to the City. No local matching funds <br />are required. <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Staff recommends that Council authorize the City to submit a <br />California Department of Education Local Assistance Grant in the <br />amount of approximately $5,000. The Colton Public Library Board of <br />Trustees has reviewed this matter and concurs with this recommenda- <br />tion. � / <br />City Manager's Concurrent <br />Attachments: <br />Item No. S <br />Page 1 of 1— <br />