City of Milwaukee - File #: 131425

• File #: 131425
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 1/22/2014
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• Final action: 2/11/2014
• Title: Substitute resolution relative to acceptance and funding of a Helen Bader Foundation Grant for Global Youth Service Day 2014.
• Sponsors: ALD. DAVIS
• Indexes: GRANTS, YOUTH

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
2/12/2014	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
2/11/2014	1	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	13:0
2/10/2014	1	COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION; Minutes note: Individual present: Bill Malone - Dept. of City Development This matter was taken up after item #16.	Pass	4:0
2/3/2014	1	COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
1/22/2014	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
131425
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference

Sponsor
ALD. DAVIS
Title
Substitute resolution relative to acceptance and funding of a Helen Bader Foundation Grant for Global Youth Service Day 2014.
Analysis
This substitute resolution authorizes the Department of City Development to accept and fund a grant for Global Youth Service Day 2014 from the Helen Bader Foundation in the amount of $5,000 with a City Share of $0 and a Grantor Share of $5,000. The purpose of this grant is to support the activities of Global Youth Service Day 2014, including planning, coordination, promotion and financial underwriting of citywide service projects as part of Global Youth Service Day on April 11-13, 2014.
Body
Whereas, The City of Milwaukee (“City”) appears to be eligible for grant funds from the Helen Bader Foundation to plan, coordinate, promote and conduct citywide Global Youth Service Day (“GYSD”) 2014 activities; and

Whereas, The Department of City Development (“DCD”) has served as Milwaukee’s GYSD Lead Agency since 2011, with grant funds from Youth Service America, Inc., to plan, coordinate, promote and conduct citywide GYSD activities; and

Whereas, Milwaukee’s 2013 GYSD attracted more than 1,600 young people who participated in 26 service projects that generated more than 6,200 hours of community service to improve Milwaukee’s schools, neighborhoods and communities; and

Whereas, Community service and service-learning are effective strategies to engage students in their education and better prepare them for high school graduation, career planning and post-secondary educational success, while providing needed services to other Milwaukee residents; and

Whereas, The Helen Bader Foundation has recognized the value and success of GYSD by providing a grant of $5,000 to support Milwaukee’s GYSD 2014 program; and

Whereas, The operation of this GYSD 2014 grant from February 15, 2014 to December 31, 2014 will cost $5,000 of which, $0 (0 percent) will be provided by th...