HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGENDA REPORT 1997 0716 CC REG ITEM 09DCITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
CITY OF MOORPARK
TO: The Honorable City Council
FROM: Mary K. Lindley, Director of Community Services
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City Council Meeting
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DATE: July 7, 1997 (CC Meeting of July 16)
SUBJECT: Consider Adoption of Resolution No. 97 -_, Amending the FY 1997/98
Budget to Appropriate Funds for MUSD/Project Pride Summer Arts
Program
Executive Summary
The City Council is being asked to consider a request from the Moorpark Unified School District
(MUSD) for financial assistance for its summer arts program which targets at -risk youth. The
total cost of the program is $7,800 and the City Council is being asked to appropriate $3,000 as
the City's contribution.
Background
MUSD, in conjunction with Project Pride, has created a summer program for teens with a special
emphasis of involving youth -at -risk in the arts. The program, offered as a current summer school
course, involves the production of a play. As a part of the course, the students are responsible for
the content of the play, set design, costumes, and lighting and other elements that go into
producing a play. At the end of the course, the students will invite the general public to attend a
viewing of the play.
Typically, summer school classes are held over a four week period. The arts program being
offered by MUSD is a seven -week course. As a result, student funding supplied by the state will
not cover the entire cost of the course. In addition, because of the nature of the course there are
additional costs for scripts, royalties, and set and prop materials. MUSD estimates that the course
will cost approximately $5,635.
The City/MUSD Joint Programs and Facility Use Committee met on June 26 at which time the
City was asked to consider providing some financial assistance towards the summer program.
The City's Committee representatives (Councilmembers Perez and Wozniak) agreed to
recommend a contribution of $3,000.
The City last entered into an agreement with MUSD concerning Project Pride on September 1,
1995. That Agreement stated that the City could commit $10,000 for the term of the Agreement
which expired August 30, 1996. While the City budgeted for $10,000 for Project Pride in FY
1996/97 an agreement was never finalized and the City did not participate financially in the
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program. This came about because MUSD changed the scope of the program as a result of a
number of factors. In addition, the program did not have the benefit of a full -time MUSD staff
person as in prior years until about March 1997, did not have parent involvement, was conducted
in the evening and not in the afternoon at the conclusion of the school day, and the program was
extended to include grades 1 through 5 when the prior focus had been at -risk teens primarily
grades 6 through 12. The City Manager met with Superintendent Duffy in February 1997, and
requested information on the specific program changes, and the current state of the program. It
was at about this time that the Project Pride staff position became a full -time MUSD employee as
prior Project Pride staff had been. This has been proven to be an important component of the
program because it allows access to the participants on the school campuses prior to the end and
start of the school day. The information requested was never received and an agreement was not
executed.
Since the City budgeted $10,000 in FY 1996/97 for Project Pride, staff views the proposed
$3,000 contribution as theoretically a part of the City's 1996/97 payment towards the program
that has since under gone changes that appear to more or less reflect the program's focus of prior
years. Since the unspent funds were carried over into the 1997/98 General Fund fund balance,
staff proposes allocating the $3,000 from that source. In addition, the FY 1997/98 Budget
includes $10,000 for Project Pride contingent on the completion of a new agreement with MUSD.
Staff anticipates working with MUSD staff to draft a FY 1997/98 agreement by September for
the Council's consideration.
Recommendation (Roll Call Vote)
The City Council's City/MUSD Joint Program and Facility Use Ad Hoc Committee
representatives and staff recommend that the City Council approve the attached Resolution No.
97 -_ appropriating $3,000 from the General Fund Reserve for the MUSD/Project Pride
summer arts program.
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