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SR - - DONATION (4)� pF .... Gti�.�y°r6e.+�'�• �CR a orrnr AGENDA ITEM April 8, 2014 TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council THRU: John W. Sibley City Manager FROM: Yolanda Moreno�. Library Services erector ReviewedNerifi d By: City Manager Finance Direc or To Be Presente : Yolanda Moreno, Library Services Director X Cons Calendar City Mgr Rpts Council Reports Legal Affairs Boards /Crates Public Hrgs Admin Reports Plan /Environ 1. SUBJECT Request to accept and appropriate into the City's revenue budget a $12,200.00 donation from the Orange Public Library Foundation (OPLF). 2. SUMMARY This $12,200.00 donation will be used to purchase items as requested by the Library's Management Team for enhanced public service. Acceptance of the revenue and its appropriation into the FYI 3/14 budget are requested. 3. RECOMMENDATION 1) Accept into the City's revenue budget a $12,200.00 donation from OPLF, into revenue account number 100.2001.48390.19322 (Library Foundation Donations). 2) Authorize the appropriation of $12,200.00 into the following expenditure account numbers: 100.2004.55131.19322 - OPLF (Furniture, Machinery, Equip) $2,200.00 100.2017.55131.19322 - OPLF (Furniture, Machinery, Equip) $10,000.00 $12,200.00 4. FISCAL IMPACT Upon appropriation of this donation, the Library budget will increase by $12,200.00. 5. STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL(S) Enhance and promote quality of life in the community e. Develop and strengthen collaborative partnerships to enhance and promote quality of life programs, projects and services. 6. GENERAL PLAN IMPLEMENTATION ITEM 1 04/08/14 5.0 Meet the educational, cultural, civic, information, recreation, business, and life -long learning needs of residents through the provision of library resources. 5.4 Promote collaborations among community groups, educational institutions and the Public Library to enhance sharing of information, resources, and financial support for library facilities, services and programs. 7. DISCUSSION and BACKGROUND OPLF is donating $12,200.00 to meet various Library needs. The generous dollar amounts coming from the Orange Public Library Foundation include: $2,200 to purchase laptops. Due to the advanced age and increased circulation of the library's current laptops, new laptops are needed for patrons as well as staff. • $10,000 to purchase two bilingual touch - screen computers loaded with 60 educational software games for young children. These computers would replace the current educational stations at Taft and El Modena Branch Libraries that have chronic sound and technical problems due to age. The Orange Public Library will publicize OPLF's contributions in a variety of ways, including announcements on the Library's website and City's Facebook page. 8. ATTACHMENTS None. ITEM 2 04/08/14