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Council Meeting May 14, 1996
Santa Monica, California
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Mayor and City CounCil
FROM:
City Staff
SUBJECT
Request for City Council Approval of a ResolutIOn Proclaiming June 1,
1996, "Stand for Children Day" In the City of Santa Monica
INTRODUCTION
Attached for City Council approval IS a resolution proclaiming June 1, 1996 "Stand for
ChIldren Day", a day of famIly and commUnity renewal, celebratIon and commItment to
children In Santa MOnica.
BACKGROUND
"Stand for Children Day" is convened by Marran Wrrght Edelman, founder and president of the
Children's Defense Fund. This event Will bring together more than 750 natIOnal, state, and
local organizations which together represent tens of millions of Americans for a national day
of commitment to and for children at the Lincoln Memorial In Washington D C on June 1,
1996. The focus Will be on concrete steps that every Amerrcan can take to ensure that no
child IS left behind
DISCUSSION
Efforts In Santa MonIca Include an endorsement by Santa Monica College (SMC) and Santa
Monlca-Mahbu Unified School Dlstnct Connections for Children, a Santa Monica-based child
care resource and referral agency, IS gathenng names of those members of the community
who plan to attend the Stand for Children Day actlvltles1 In Washington D C It IS hoped that
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these people can serve as a liaison from the Santa Monica community. Connections for
ChIldren and the CommIssion on the Status of Women (COSW) are working together to send
parents and child care providers to Washington D C The COSW has contrrbuted $500 to
Connections for ChIldren to support their efforts toward sending parents Including two teen
parents from the School-Age Parent Infant Development (SAPID) program. North Bay Chapter
of Southern California ASSOCiation for the Education of Young Children (SCAEYC) IS sending
members and the Child Development AssociatIOn of SMC has received money from the
Associated Student Body to send students along with a faculty representative. The Santa
Monica Youth Athletic Foundation and the Santa Monica Child Care Task Force have also
endorsed June 1 as Stand for Children Day.
BUDGET/FINANCIAL IMPACT
The recommendation contained In the report does not have any financial or budget Impacts
RECOMMENDA TION
City staff recommends that the City CounCil adopt the attached resolution proclaiming
Saturday, June 1, 1996 as "Stand for Children Day" In the City of Santa Monica.
Prepared by.
JulJe Rusk, Manager
Julie Taren, Sr Administrative Analyst
Human Services DIVISion
Community and Cultural Services Department
RESOLUTION NUMBER 9030
(CCS)
(City Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
PROCLAIMING JUNE 1, 1996, AS liST AND FOR CHILDREN DA V" IN THE CITY OF
SANTA MONICA
WHEREAS, on Saturday, June 1, 1996, Americans from all backgrounds will
come together to "Stand for ChIldren" at the Lincoln Memorial In Washmgton, D.C.
and renew our community's commitment to Improving the quality of chIldren's lives;
and
WHEREAS, thiS event IS designed to JOin together as a local and national
community, families, Citizens, members of religIOUS congregations, schools,
communrty-based organrzatlons, businesses, political and cultural groups to recognize
our children's un met needs and rededIcate ourselves to addreSSing them, and
WHEREAS, our canng for our children IS what unites us rather than what diVides
us a loving desire to raise healthy, safe, educated and moral children must be our
families's, community's, and nation's fIrst pnOrlty; and
WHEREAS, thiS commItment must begin at the locallevel--where chIldren and
families live and work and have the potential to thrive, and where all citizens, working
together, can make a dIfference In our chIldren's lIves.