Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution authorizes the reallocation of $80,000 in available ARPA-SLFRF funds. No additional City appropriation required.
A total of $102,181 in unused ARPA-SLFRF funds are currently available in the ARPA - Summer Youth Employment '22 project (Munis project 13985) in the Community Development Division's (CDD) Operating Budget. If adopted, this resolution would authorize the reallocation of $80,000 from this existing project to a new project for the Madison-Area Out of School Time (MOST) Program Finder Upgrade.
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Amending the Community Development Division's 2024 Adopted Operating Budget to authorize the use of $80,000 in American Rescue Plan Act State & Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (ARPA-SLFRF) for the upgrade of the Madison-Area Out-of-School Time (MOST) Program Finder. (Citywide)
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Background
MOST is a citywide collaboration involving the City of Madison, the Madison Metropolitan School District, Dane County, United Way, the Madison Community Foundation and about 40 different youth serving community organizations that seeks to help close Madison's opportunity gap by ensuring that all children and youth in Madison have access to comprehensive, high-quality out-of-school time programs that contribute to positive youth development; educational achievement; and career, college, and community readiness.
The MOST Program Finder is a web-based search tool created to enable families and youth to more easily find quality programs that are available before and after school, or during summer and holiday breaks for Madison-area children and youth. The tool currently operates on old website software and the system needs to be rebuilt. When re-built, the finder will include over 100 out-of-school time programs in the search tool.
The City's IT department budgeted $80,000 to work with a contractor to rebuild the site, however, the cost of the project is now projected to be $160,000. Community Development Division staff recommends fill...
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