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Authorizing the acceptance of an education grant from the Saint Paul Foundation's Facing Race Fund of $25,000.
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WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul is committed to improving the educational opportunities of all children and youth in Saint Paul; and
WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul is committed to promoting and supporting a variety of educational initiatives including the Saint Paul Promise Neighborhood, Sprockets out-of-school-time network, and the Saint Paul Public Schools strategic plan; and
WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul received $25,000 from the St. Paul Foundation's Facing Race Fund to enable city staff and others to participate in seminars and trainings that provide an understanding of institutionalized racism and strengthen staff's capacity for leading citywide equity planning and policy development; and
WHEREAS, seminars will be led by the Pacific Educational Group, a nationally recognized firm that works with school districts and community partners to develop shared racial equity understanding, and the Local and Regional Government Alliance on Race & Equity; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor pursuant to Section 10.07.1 of the Charter of the City of Saint Paul, does certify that there are available for appropriation funds of $25,000 in excess of those estimated in the 2014 budget; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor recommends that changes be made to the 2014 adopted budget as indicated in the attached financial analysis; now therefore be it
RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Saint Paul hereby approves accepting the St. Paul Foundation grant to support the costs of its racial equity work;
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council hereby approves the above referenced changes to the 2014 adopted budget.
Financial Analysis
See Attachment.