PREPARED BY: LATANYA FISHER DATE OF MEETING: 03/20/17
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RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO AUTHORIZING MAPLE HALL FEE WAIVER IN THE AMOUNT OF $322.40 FROM LA CASITA BILINGUE MONTESSORI SCHOOL FOR THEIR ANNUAL FUNDRAISER EVENT HELD ON SATURDAY, MAY 13, 2017
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CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Adopt Resolution
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COMPLIANCE STATEMENTS
Fiscal Resiliency Policies: Spending Cap & Facility Use Policy for Maple Hall Waivers and Spending Cap & Special Event Sponsorship (Discretionary Spending) are adopted policy items under the FY2016-17 Council Priority Workplan effective October 1, 2016. The efforts of La Casita Bilingue Montessori School also are consistent with City Council top nine priorities of the Workplan Policy item celebrating Multi-Cultural Traditions.
CEQA Compliance Statement
This is not a project as defined by CEQA.
BACKGROUND
On February 27, 2017 the City Manager's Office received a letter from Samahara Berkov-Rojas, Director/Founder of La Casita Bilingue Montessori School in Pinole, California, requesting City Council to consider a fee waiver in the amount of $322.40 for the use of Maple Hall for their annual fundraiser event on Saturday, May 13, 2017.
The fundraiser will have a Brazilian Carnaval themed dinner that includes dance and a silent auction. All proceeds will help fund the scholarship program that enables the school to include the community regardless of their financial background. The annual fundraiser also allows the school to continue with enrichment programs that includes mindfulness and drama classes.
The school's fourteenth fundraising event benefits unique programs at the school. La Casita Bilingue Montessori is a non-profit, bilingual (English & Spanish) Montessori preschool and Kindergarten that serves families in the East Bay since 1985 with 25% of the families from San Pablo and Richmond. La Casita Bilingue Montessori School provides a unique bilingual learnin...
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