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KaBOOM! Letter of Intent 2 April 19, 2010 renovate Toyon Park through Measure WW funds, it was determined that any money not used on Toyon would benefit the community as there are so many park project needs. Due to their mission of "community service", San Leandro Rotary was contacted to see if they would be interested in partnering with the City for this community build project. Rotary feels this project would be a good fit for their group. They are very enthusiastic about the project. On Tuesday, April 6th; City staff, the Rotary President and Rotary Chair of community services participated in a 1 1/2 hour conference call interview with KaBOOM! representatives. The call outlined the responsibilities of each of the groups, discussed how the process would work and answered questions from all parties. At the end of the call KaBOOM! indicated that they were very interested in our project and would like us to complete the next step, which is the Letter of Intent. Once the Letter of Intent is received, KaBOOM will present our project (with others) to the interested funding sponsors. If our project is selected, KaBOOM! would notify the City and ask the City to sign the final agreement, which would include the name of the funding sponsor. A copy of the draft agreement is included for your review; it does not have the name of the funding sponsor, as that will not be given to the City unless our project is selected. (See attachment C.) If the City's project is selected, the City Council will receive the final agreement for authorization. If the City's project is selected, there will be a very quick turnaround time, as KaBOOM! hopes to do the Design Day in June and the Build Day in September. A build date has been tentatively set by KaBOOM! for September 1 lth, but that date is subject to change per the fonder. INFORMATION ABOUT KaBOOM! KaBOOM! is a national non-profit dedicated to bringing play back into the lives of children. Here is KaBOOM!'s manifesto on play: We passionately believe that play has purpose. We are driven to create a movement in support of this belief. To create this mass action we do three things. We facilitate building innovative, kid- inspired playspaces, using acommunity-build model which improves the well-being of the children we serve as well as the communities in which they live. We create platforms and opportunities for the collaborative sharing and continual improvement of knowledge and tools needed for anyone to build playgrounds on their own. And we are advocates of the importance for each child to have a safe and engaging place, as well as the time, to play-knowing that this experience makes children happier, litter, smarter, and more socially adept and creative in the here and now and in the future. KaBOOM! Partners and Sponsors: KaBOOM! is passionate about PLAY and so are our sponsors and partners. We are grateful for their support in striving to reach our vision, a great place to play within walking distance of every child in America. Our sponsors and partners have made it possible for KaBOOM! to lead the creation of over 1,700 community built playgrounds, as well as inspire and teach countless individuals how to build or spruce playspaces in their own communities. We are proud of the