Fiscal Note
No additional expenditure is required; budgeted funds will be re-allocated.
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Re-allocating purchase of service allocations in the 2005 City of Madison budget for services provided through the Girl Neighborhood Power program to the Bridge/Lakepoint neighborhood from the Girl Scouts of Black Hawk Council to the Bridge/Lakepoint/ Waunona Neighborhood Center (dba Vera Court Neighborhood Center).
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WHEREAS, the 2005 City of Madison budget (page 158, project number 53) includes an allocation of $10,547 to the Girl Scouts of Black Hawk Council - Girl Neighborhood Power program for after-school and evening enrichment activities for girls ages 9 - 14 years living in the Bridge/Lakepoint neighborhood; and
WHEREAS, the Girl Scouts of Black Hawk Council have been a strong partner in the Girl Neighborhood Power program since its inception nearly 8 years ago and have provided services in a challenged neighborhood when there were few other service providers and the neighborhood was undergoing a major transition and alteration of much of the housing stock; and
WHEREAS, the Girl Scouts of Black Hawk Council remained a consistent positive presence and resource for girls and their families living in the Bridge/Lakepoint neighborhood throughout these difficult transitions and have provided substantial independent fundraising to support the Bridge/Lakepoint Girl Neighborhood Power site in the past four years; and
WHEREAS, in January 2005 the Board of Director's of the Girl Scouts of Black Hawk Council, as part of a larger strategic planning process, analyzed the grants they receive and how the grants apply to the mission and overall values of Girl Scouting, as well as the financial impact and the future sustainability of each grant the program; and
WHEREAS, both the Girl Scouts staff person responsible for direct services at the Bridge/Lakepoint Girl Neighborhood Power site and the staff person who provides supervision to the direct service ...
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