Title
A Resolution Of The City Commission Of The City Of Hollywood, Florida, Authorizing The Appropriate City Officials To Apply For And If Awarded, Accept The 2023/2024 Children’s Services Council Of Broward County Maximizing Out Of School Time Year - Round Grant To Conduct Four Youth Summer Camps And After School Programs In The Approximate Amount Of $900,000.00; Authorizing The Required Five Percent Matching Funds To Be Paid From In-Kind Staff Services; Authorizing The Execution Of An Agreement With The Children’s Services Council; Further Authorizing The Appropriate City Officials To Execute All Applicable Grant Documents.
Strategic Plan Focus
Quality of Life & Strong Neighborhoods
Body
Staff Recommends: Approval of the attached Resolution.
Explanation:
The Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts (“PRCA”) has applied for and received grant funding with the Children’s Services Council (“CSC”) for the past twenty years to provide Youth Summer Programs at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Kay Gaither, McNicol and Washington Park Community Centers, as well as afterschool programing at Kay Gaither and McNicol Community Centers.
PRCA would like to apply and if awarded accept an award amount of $900,000.00 from the CSC Maximum Out of School Time 2023-24 Grant.
Fiscal Impact:
If awarded, grant funding will be appropriated in the FY 2024 Operating Budget.
The estimated value of the City’s in-kind match is five percent or approximately $45,000.00 which is comprised of a portion of full-time PRCA staff salaries.
Recommended for inclusion on the agenda by:
David Vazquez, Assistant Director, Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts
Ricky Engle, Director, Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts
Gus Zambrano, Assistant City Manager, Sustainable Development