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CITY-�,_OF .COL -.TON <br />AGENDA REPORT <br />For Council Meeting of JANUARY 4, 1994 <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />111 � <br />FROM: DAVID MICHAEL DAVIS, CITY LIBRARIAN <br />SUBJECT: AUTHORIZATION TO.APPLY FOR UNITED STATES Date: DECEMBER 13, 1993 <br />DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATLON LITERACY GRANT <br />($24,642)=FOR THE LUQUE BRANCH LIBRARY <br />DURING FY 94/95 <br />BACKGROUND <br />The Colton Public Library is eligible to apply for $24,642 in Library <br />Services & Construction Act Title VI grant funding to continue <br />literacy programs at the Luque Branch Library during FY 94/95. The <br />Colton Public Library will continue to,.recruit and train volunteer <br />tutors and adult learners providing the opportunity to improve their <br />reading and writing skills through one-to-one learner based <br />situations." <br />Unlike current State funding for the Main Library's "Advance to <br />Literacy" and "Families for Literacy" programs, the U.S. Dept. of <br />Education Grant is specifically targeted for,the South Colton area. <br />STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM <br />The Colton Public Library recognizes that a unique demand exists for <br />one-to-one instruction in basic reading and writing skills for adults <br />in South Colton. The target audience for the program are adults 16 <br />years of age or older whose low reading level and/or attitude toward <br />classroom based learning preven-s-succesxsful participation in other <br />educational programs,. <br />ALTERNATIVES <br />Without grant funding, such a program could .only otherwise be <br />continued at the Luque Library with the City's General Funds. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT- I <br />This is a no -obligation item to the City. No local matching funds are <br />required. <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Staff recommends that Council authorize the City to apply for United <br />States Department of Education Literacy Grant Funding ($24,642) for <br />the Luque Branch Library during FY 94/95. <br />The Colton Public Library Board of Trustees has reviewed this matter <br />and concurs with this recommendati <br />n4�1 <br />City Manager's Concurrence <br />e ry L. Young, City Manager <br />Attachments: U, I <br />Page 1 of -1 <br />Item No. 1/0 <br />