SR-071310-13DO
July 13, 2010
Council Meeting: Santa Monica, California
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE -MEMORANDUM
To: City Council
From: Mayor Pro Tem O'Connor, Councilmembers O'Day, Bloom
Date: July 13, 2010
13-D: Request of Mayor pro Tem Pam O'Connor and Councilmembers Terry
O'Day and Richard Bloom that the City Council allocate up to $50,000 in
City Council discretionary funds to the Santa Monica-Malibu Education
Foundation's Save Our Schools fundraising campaign in support of its
emergency, community-wide effort to raise funds for the purpose of
maintaining lower class sizes and protecting the elementary music, library
and counseling programs. It is proposed that the allocation consist of an
outright grant of $25,000 and $25,000 as a °'challenge grant'° to be allocated
in $5,000 increments to the extent that up to fave businesses or individuals
contribute like sums of $5,000. Funds must be raised by August 15 in
order to re-hire teachers that have been notifed of lay-offs.
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