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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Adopt Resolution No. y5aaccepting a grant from the California Library Literacy
Service in the amount of $21,148 and appropriating the grant funds.
ITEM EXPLANATION:
On November 7, 1995, the City Council approved an application for a grant from th
California State Library providing funds for literacy services under the California Libr
Literacy Service. The State Librarian has notified the library that a grant in the amo
$21,148 has been awarded to the Carlsbad City Library Adult Learning Program. (E
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The Adult Learning Program provides adult literacy services for English-speaking ac
Since it began in 1984, the program has helped over 800 adults improve their basic
reading and writing skills through one-to-one tutoring by trained volunteers. In 1991
computer lab was added to increase the number of hours of instruction available to
learners and to develop literacy skills appropriate for the workplace of the 1990s.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Grant funds, again, will be used primarily for one-time purchases of equipment, furr
and computer software. Information on the proposed purchases is detailed in the F
Service Narrative in Exhibit 3.
The 1995-96 General Fund budget for the Adult Learning Program is $1 18,980.
EXHIBITS:
1. Resolution No. fs3s6accepting a grant from the California Library Literacy
Service and appropriating the grant funds.
Letter from the State Librarian dated November 22, 1995, notifying that a gra
the amount of $21,148 has been awarded to the Carlsbad City Library Adult
Learning Program.
3. Plan of Service Narrative.
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RESOLUTION NO. 95-356
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, ACCEPTING A GRANT
FROM THE CALIFORNIA LIBRARY LITERACY
SERVICE AND APPROPRIATING THE GRANT FUNDS
WHEREAS, the Carlsbad City Library Adult Learning Program provides
training to meet the literacy needs of the adult population; and
WHEREAS, the Carlsbad City Library Adult Learning Program supports tl
goals of the City Council and the objectives of the library; and
WHEREAS, the California State Library is providing additional support fo
the Library Adult Learning Program with grant funds in the amount of $21,148.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Carlsbad, California, as follows:
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That the above recitations are true and correct.
That the California State Library grant is accepted.
That state funds in the amount of $21,148, and accrued interest, i
1 hereby appropriated to Library Account No. 180-820-8147.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City
Council of the city of Carlsbad, California, held on the 19th day of DECEMBER,
1995, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Council Members Lewis, Kulchin, Finnila, Hall
NOES: None
ABSENT: Council Member Nygaard
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EXHIBIT 0 e California Library Services Boar(
LIBRARY-COURTS BUILDING (9 16) 654-0
P.O. BOX 942837
SACRAMENTO, CA 94237-0001
November 22, 195
Clifford Lange
Carlsbad City Library
1250 Carlsbad Village Drive
Carlsbad, CA 92008- 199 1
Dear Mr. Lange
I am pleased to inform you that the Carlsbad City Library Literacy Service has been awarded $21 , 14
of CLSA matching funds for literacy, based on your certification of $1 18,980 in local public and priva
funds budgeted for expenditure in the 1995/96 fiscal year. The enclosed signed budget page (CLS
Form-46) specifies the amounts approved for each budget category to support the Plan of Service yo
have submitted. I enclose a master (for duplicating) of the Budget Change Request Form (CLSA Form
53) to be used if changes in the approved budget should become necessary. An instruction sheet is als
enclosed.
I have initiated the payment process. You should receive a check for the above amount within six week:
All funds (CLSA and "other" certified for matching) must be expended or encumbered by June 30, 1996
Once again, local libraries in the matching program have increased the funds generated for literacy. Th
total has increased from $3.6 million in 1990/91 to $8.5 million this year. I enclose a spreadsher
summarizing sources and amounts of local literacy funds for your use in the 1996/97 budgeting process
The ratio of state to locally raised funds has again decreased. No new funds have been allocated for th
CLC by the state legislature since 1988, when CLC funding peaked at $4,726,307. The current lev€
of $2,89O,OOO represents a 39% decrease in funding since the 1988/89 high. And yet the CLC continue
as a vital library service because of the remarkable level of local support. This is truly an exemplaq
model of state and local cooperation, as well as public and private partnership!
I look forward to your quarterly reports. You should be collecting semi-annual CALPEP reports durin,
December. Development of the new CALPEP software is almost complete.
Please contact AI Bennett at 916-653-7743 if you have questions. siw+- Dr. Kevin Starr
Chief Executive Officer, California Library Services Board
cc: Lynda L. Jones,Literacy Coordinator
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Budget CLSA Estimated
Categories Budget Other Yearly
(a + b)
Request Budget Budget
1. Personnel
(IC. Benefits) 5,200 93 , 360 98,560 $ 5,200
Materids 0 0 0
Total (3a-3g) a , 448 25 , 620 34 , 068 $ 8,448
3a. Contract
2. Library
3. Operations
$ 0
Services so0 0 500 $ 500
3b. Travel 0 100 100 $ 0
3c. Office
3 , 000 $ 2,200 Supplies 2,200 800
3d. Printing 1 , 800 0 1 , 800 $ 1,800
3e. Instructional
Resources 748 1,100 1,848 $ 748
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communications 0 0 0 $ 0
3g. Other 3,200 23 , 620 26,820 $ 3,200
4. Equipment 7 , 500 0 7 , 500 $ 7,500
5. Indirect 0 0 0 $ 0
6. TOTAL 21 , 148 118,980 140, iza $ 21,148
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CLLS Plan of Service Narrative, Matchinq Funds CLSA-46D
Library Name Carlsbad City Library
Use this page and additional pages as needed to describe how your
library will use the CLSA matching funds for the California Library
Literacy Service requested for Fiscal Year 1995/96.
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- Librav Technician (Dart-time, 3 months). $5,200.
Funds to retain current staff member between end of VISTA contract and start o
new city fiscal year. Position is critical for classroom and computer lab
supervision, training, troubleshooting and effective communicataion with
participants to assure quality instruction and outcomes.
Streamlining data management and increasing efficienw of program
administration. $10,200.
The 2 administrative computers will be networked for more efficient data entry
and retrieval. This will involve adding Windows 95, additional memory, network
cards, word processing software, and new literacy program management software.
Staff training on the new system will be conducted. Some workstation furniture
will be replaced. A tape drive and tapes will be acquired to accommodate
backing up all software and data in the instructional computer lab.
Educational workshops and support services for learners and tutors. $3,748. Six multiweek educational workshops will be conducted for learners to improve
specific functional literacy skills. Learners will study with their tutors using
reading and writing materials related to 1) participation in the democratic
process, including voting in the 1996 elections, and 2) learning CPR. The
workshops and materials will be specially designed for adults with lower literacy
skills. The program will also use funds to carry out the annual tutorflearner
recognition event.
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- 4. Public relations materials. $1,800.
Funds will be used to update and reprint the program’s public relations materials
used in tutor and learner recruitment and public education.
Signage for literacy materials. $200.
Funds will be used to add signage and labelling to the circulating collection of
adult literacy books in the Main Library to facilitate access for tutors, learners,
library staff, and the public.
CLSA46D.MAT
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