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RESOLUTION NO. 2017-075
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SANTA ANA ACKNOWLEDGING ACCEPTANCE OF
THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION'S READY TO
CODE GRANT AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF THE PARKS, RECREATION AND
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO EXECUTE
ANY PAPERWORK NECESSARY TO COMPLY WITH THE
GRANT
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines
and declares as follows:
A. The American Library Association ("ALA"), sponsored by Google issued a
Notice of Funding Availability dated July 24, 2017 ("NOFA") under the Libraries
Ready to Code Program ("Program").
B. The City of Santa Ana filed an application for the Program grant on August 31,
2017 focusing on providing children and young adults with computational thinking
and computer science training.
C. The ALA is authorized to approve funding allocations for the Program, subject
to the terms and conditions of the Agreement.
D. On October 17, 2017, the City received an award letter from the ALA
informing the City that the grant application was approved for $25,000.
E. On October 24, 2017, the City submitted an executed agreement to ALA for
the Program to be able to begin implementation and receive funding.
Section 2. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby acknowledges
receipt of the ALA Program grant.
Section 3. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby authorizes and
directs the Executive Director of the Parks, Recreation and Community Services
Agency to provide any and all other documents including any grant assurances or
certifications required or deemed necessary or appropriate to comply with the Program
grant from the ALA, all amendments thereto (collectively, the "Ready to Code Grant
Documents"), and any periodic reports required for compliance with the Program grant.
Section 4. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the
City Council, and the Clerk of the Council shall attest to and certify the vote adopting
this Resolution.
Resolution 2017-075
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ADOPTED this 5th day of December, 2017.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Sonia R. Carvalho
City Attorney
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Laura A. Rossini
Senior Assistant City Attorney
AYES: Councilmembers Benavidez, Martinez, Pulido, Sarmiento,
Sarmiento, Solorio (6)
NOES: Councilmembers None (0)
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers None (0)
NOT PRESENT: Councilmembers Villegas (1)
CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
I, Maria D. Huizar, Clerk of the Council, do hereby attest to and certify the
attached Resolution No. 2017-075 to be the original resolution adopted by the City
Council of the City of Santa Ana on December 5, 2017.
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Resolution 2017-075
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Maria D. Huizar
Clerk of the Council
City of Santa Ana