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FY 2008-09 Community Benefit Grant 2 May s, 200s ^ The Commission recommends funding because the Historical Society is a San Leandro based organization with broad community benefit and the mission of the organization is directly related to the cultural arts mission of the Community Benefit Program. Did not recommend funding the following agencies: o John Muir Middle School Poetry Program -Program would provide four sixth- grade classes with poetry workshops one day/week for 15 weeks. ^ Program does not provide broad community benefit. o McKinley Elementary -Purchase ESL Computers ^ Program does not provide broad community benefit. ^ Proposed program is outside the scope of the cultural arts guidelines. ^ Concern that the program cannot be completed within the fiscal year as required by the grant. ^ Commission felt that there were more appropriate sources of funding for computers in the schools. o Pacific Chamber Symphony ^ Applicant did not attend the mandatory presentation meeting on Apri121, 2008. This is the second year in a row that the applicant failed to attend the presentation meeting. General Comments: ^ Primary funding criteria was broad community benefit. RAPC recommends support to groups that impact more than one group or segment of the population and reach as many people as possible. ^ Agencies are encouraged to seek other funding sources and grant opportunities to expand funding resources. Commission suggests funding programs that do not have broad community benefit (like the small school based programs) for a limited duration, providing "seed" money that allows the program to get started, but not ongoing funding. Commission agreed that the description of programs eligible to apply for funding is broad and should be reevaluated. The RAPC will review and update the program eligibility guidelines and evaluation criteria. Current City Council Policy NA Previous City Council Action(s) NA City Council Committee Review and Action NA Applicable General Plan Policy NA Permits and/or Variances Granted NA