Number
140154
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference
Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
Resolution relative to acceptance and expenditure of a Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation Grant.
Analysis
This resolution authorizes the Department of City Development to accept and expend a Global Youth Service Day 2014 grant from MGIC in the amount of $1,000 with a City Share of $0 and a Grantor Share of $1,000. The purpose of this grant is to support the activities of GYSD 2014, including planning, coordination, promotion and financial underwriting of citywide service projects as part of GYSD on April 11-13, 2014.
Body
Whereas, The City of Milwaukee ("City") is eligible for grant funds from MGIC 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, Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation has recognized the value and success of GYSD by providing a grant of $1,000 to support Milwaukee's GYSD 2014 program; and
Whereas, The operation of this GYSD 2014 grant from April 1, 2014 to June 30, 2014 will cost $1,000 of which, $0 (0 percent) will be provided by the City and $1,000 (100 percent) will be provided by the Grantor; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that DCD shall accept this grant without further approval, unless the terms of the grant change as indicated in Section 304.81, Milwaukee Code of Ordinances; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the City Comptroller is authorized to:
1. Commit funds within the project/grant parent of the 2014 Special Revenue Grant and Aid Projects Fund, the following amount for the project titled, Global Youth Service Day 2014 MGIC Grant:
Project Grant: GR0001400000
Fund: 0150
Org: 9990
Program: 0001
By: 0000
Sub/Class: R999
Acct: 000600
Project: Grantor Share
Amount: $1,000
2. Create the necessary grant and aid project/grant and project/grant levels, budget against these project grant values, the amount required under the grant agreement.
3. Establish the necessary City Share project values; and, be it
Further Resolved, That these funds are appropriated to DCD, which is authorized to:
1. Expend from the amount appropriated, sums for specified purposes, as indicated in the grant budget, and incur costs consistent with the award date.
Drafter
DCD:William Malone
05/13/14/A