Agenda Item # 5
Columbus Consolidated Government
Council Meeting
02/28/2012
Agenda Report # 017
TO: Mayor and Council
SUBJECT: Columbus State University Department of Continuing Education
Agreement
INITIATED BY: Parks and Recreation Department
Recommendation: Approval is requested to accept up to $500,000 in grant funds
from Columbus State University Department of Continuing Education who has
applied and if approved will receive the Century Community Learning Centers
grant for the year 2012.
Background: This program is designed to offer an after school arts based
enrichment program that offers tutoring and mentoring to students in an after
school setting. The program uses the arts to facilitate the core curriculum as
well as provide arts training. The programs mission is to help students in high
poverty and low performing areas to meet local and state standards in core
academic subjects.
Analysis: The Parks and Recreation after school program currently has 25
schools that are participants in the after school program. Columbus State
University Department of Continuing Education is funding this grant at no cost
to the city of Columbus. Columbus State University Department of Continuing
Education through the partnership with Columbus Parks and Recreation will
provide art instructors, teachers and mentors to the Columbus Parks and
Recreation Community Schools after school program.
Financial Considerations: If the grant application is approved by Century
Community Learning Center, the grant amount will be up to $500,000 received
from the Columbus State University Department of Continuing Education arts
based enrichment program. The city is not required to put up any matching funds
to participate in this grant and the multi-governmental fund will be amended by
the amount received.
Projected Annual Fiscal Impact Statement: The City will not incur any annual
fiscal impact with the approval of this grant.
Legal Considerations: Council must approve the acceptance of funds from this
grant.
Recommendations/ Actions: Authorize a resolution to enter into an agreement
with Columbus State University Department of Continuing Education to provide an
enrichment activities to include tutoring and mentoring to the students in the
after school program.
RESOLUTION
NO.____
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PARKS AND RECREATION TO ACCEPT UP TO $500,000
IN GRANT FUNDS FROM COLUMBUS STATE UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF CONTINUING
EDUCATION
WHEREAS, the Before and After School Program administered by the Columbus
Parks and Recreation Department offers activities to youth; and,
WHEREAS, the Columbus Parks and Recreation Department Community Schools
Division administers the After School Program in 25 locations throughout the
city during the school year, and,
WHEREAS, the need for wholesome recreational, educational, and enrichment
activities are offered to participants with a homework component included; and,
WHEREAS, the Columbus State University Department of Continuing Education
operates an after school arts program that provides tutoring and mentoring
help. Using the arts to facilitate the core areas of education CSU will apply
for the Century Community Learning Centers (CCLC) grant. If awarded, CSU will
share this grant with the Boys and Girls Club, Columbus Parks and Recreation,
Double Churches Middle School, New Horizons Drug Rehabilitation Teen Clubhouse
and the Muscogee Youth Development Campus, and,
WHEREAS, if awarded the multi-governmental fund will be amended by the
amount of the award; and,
WHEREAS, Columbus State University Department of Continuing Education will also
provide mentors and teaching artists to the Columbus Parks and Recreation
Department Community Schools after school program for tutoring and arts
training for academic enrichment, including tutorial services to help students,
particularly students who attend low-performing schools, to meet state and
local achievement standards; and,
WHEREAS, Columbus Parks and Recreation will use funds awarded to hire staff to
reduce the ratio of kids in the Columbus Parks and Recreation Community Schools
program from 1:12 to 1:10.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THE COUNCIL OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA HEREBY RESOLVES
AS FOLLOWS:
That the City Manager is hereby authorized to enter into a partnership with
Columbus State University Department of Continuing Education and if the a grant
is approved accept funds in the amount up to $500,000 to provide after school
arts based child care enrichment activities to include tutoring and mentoring
for children who are enrolled in the after school program; and,
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Introduced at a regular meeting of the Council of Columbus, Georgia, held
the _________day of _____________, 2012 and adopted at said meeting by the
affirmative vote of
_____________members of said Council.
Councilor Allen voting __________.
Councilor Henderson voting __________.
Councilor Huff voting __________.
Councilor McDaniel voting __________.
Councilor Turner Pugh voting __________.
Councilor Woodson voting __________.
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Sandra T. Davis, Deputy Clerk of Council , Mayor
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