SANTA ANA PUBLIC LIBRARY (3) - 2011

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workshops in basic reading and mathematics skills. In addition, the staff is also preparing a GED completion program for Teen Parents that will be housed at the Jerome Recreation Center. In all of our youth-centered programs, two guiding principles have been primary: The Circle of Mentoring concept and its logical successor, the Seeds to Trees concept. The first emphasizes the value to both mentor and mentee of a close and lasting supportive relationship, and the second the value of providing long- term mentoring, teaching and financial support for developing youth. The library plans to supplement this experience with required attendance at appropriate InfoPeople and IMLS webinars and/or workshops on STEM, digital technology and youth development. These courses are designed to make relevant professional development training available for members of the library profession. These courses cover a variety of topics such as personnel management, grant writing, and budgeting that are relevant to non-library professionals. Examples of these webinars can be found at http•//w-ww infopeople org/training/view/webinar. The trained staff devoted to this project will include one full-time city employee who will serve as Lead Case Manager and whose sole responsibility will be to implement and monitor the program. This person will be an individual with extensive experience working with young people and substantial organizational skills. In addition, our Young Adult Librarian will commit 40% of her time to guiding and overseeing the program. The Library Operations Manager will devote 10% of her time to general oversight of the program. The librarian in charge of CTV-3 programming for the city will devote 40% of her time to oversight of both training and work experience elements of the project. Two full-time library staff members will spend 25% of their time managing specific filming projects and mentoring the teams involved with them. Four part-time library employees in charge of other filming projects will devote 40% of their time to guiding and assisting the youth teams assigned to those projects. Sr. Tutors... (Please refer to attachment #18 for a list of library staff that will be assisting with this project) Fiscal Capacity: Santa Ana Public Library The City of Santa Ana uses the Lawson Financial Management System to monitor revenues and expenditures. Grants are provided a unique accounting unit and activities are used to track grant program expenditures and grant matches. Every expenditure requires an accounting unit and activity and Lawson is capable of generating reports at the accounting unit or activity level. The Lawson Financial Management System provides for a system of checks and balances that ensure that all purchases are electronically routed for approvals from the department manager and department fiscal. Impacted items, such as computer hardware and cameras, are routed to the Budget Office for review and approval. (Please refer to attachment II for our City Purchasing Policy Guide) Staff from the City's Finance and Management Services and Parks, Recreation and Community Services agencies will work together to submit detailed invoices with adequate back-up. Both agencies have staff with many years experience working on federal and state funded grants. The Library has a $2.8 M general fund operating budget and access to resources from Parks, Recreation and Community Services and other City agencies. In addition, the Library receives Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) and State Public Library Fund (PLF) funds that support library operations. Hence our stability is not dependent on WIA funds. Qualifications and Experience: Rancho Santiago Community College District The RSCCD has a total of 1,059 Full-time staff along with 3,708 part-time personnel. The total operating budget for the organization totals $190 million. These revenues are collected from a variety of federal, state, and local sources. The RSCCD has had a long and extensive history of serving Santa Ana Youth. The Santa Ana College campus of the RSCCD was the second junior college in the county and was founded in 1915 as a department EXHIBIT A