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City Manager's Report
1'0: HONORABLECITYCOUNOL
FROM: CITY MANAGER DEPARTMENT: CODlmunily Servi«s
AGENDA DATE: .JUNE ll, J99S CMR: 3{)1:9S
. SU1!JECT:
REQUEST
SubmltW of. Proposal ror Packard Fogudatio"
Vi)tuDteen for Cities Project Grant
C<>wd actioo is ""luested 10 approve the ... bmittal of. Packard Foundation Grant ~.equest fo< their
Volunteers Klc Cd;es Project.
RECOMMENDA nONS
Staff recommends t1UII the City Cooncil approve, and au,horize lIle Mayo< 10 write a Ie.ter of support
fo<. the gcanI ",bmisslon to the Packard foundation Klc their Vo!U"~e<1> Klc Cities Project.
PQUCV IMPUCA nONS
The submission and potential aw.romg.of a ooe-year grant to develop a Citywide volunJ ....
roordinatioa eIfort does llOI repr""'nJ any <bange III existing City porlcie~
P{ECUTIyE SUMMARY
In Novembc< of 1994.. City staff ..... invited Ie> • Vohmt=> for Cities Conference <OilV.ned by the
Da\'id and LociIe Paokard Foundatio. in partner>lUp with the Volunteu Exclwlge. Conference
par1icipms representing twehle cities offered many useful suggestions 10 enh~ municipal volunteer
programs. Based IlpOIl those suggestions, the Packard Foundation bas invited lIlo .. twelve cities 10)
apply Klc. ooe-yesr grW 10 enIlance its volunt= program. The Foundation •• peelS 10 • ward granJ5
III ni"" <of the twelve cities im.ited to apply, ,.UIt an average aIlocatiou of $35,000.
The due dato fo< the Prop=ol is Wednesday, Juoe 14. 1995_ As the proposal has not yet ~R
finaliv>!. DO attacIunent is provided. However, the proposal ",ill r<queS! $40,000 \0 hire • thirty-bout
• wee!< oonsuit.nt wbo .nn be cbarged witb developing. Otywido VolUnt .... """~ Progrant
While some departrr.ents currently depend on volunteers as a major part of tlleir servic<l defivery,
oIhes departments have DO! used !he volunteer assistance potential that is availz.ble in our community.
ODe or the responsibilities fo< this cousuhant woold be 10 invite all City departments 10 develop
volunt~ opportunities wfJere appropriate.
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Iftbe ~ is ~ '" III award, in oddition "'providing 111. WIU} for. consultant. tI1e remainder
of the "gran! funds will be used 10 provide ou!Jeacll to lite comnrunity regarding volunteer
~ c!evt:Iop volunteer recognition specio! even ... 'OOI"ef",.!. existing volunteer programs.
and ad u. c:Iesrillghouse It) match citizen \lol'unteet requests 90itlt 1"V1l1abfe opportUl'uties..
nSCAL IM1'ACT
The one year grant request, if succes>ful. will no! .. '1""", lite ClIy'. proj>OSOd 1 99S-96 Gena:al FUDd "
Budg~ For future years, it is Ilope<I tI1at economies of soal. reaflZed by tI1e deveJopment of an
.nl>an<:ed CiIyMde Volunteer ccmpooonl may result in long-term cost sa,inss-
ENVJRONMJ:NTAL ASSESSMENT
The proposed gran! submission does DOl De«ssi .. te any eovirorunento! assessmen<-
Prepared By: David F," Martin, Administrator of Human Services
Dep~HeadR=~ "0? PAUL mn..TGtN
Director of Community Seroices
cit) Manager Approval,
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