Highlights from "The Week in Review"

Here are a couple excerpts from this week's The Week in Review:

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Funding: The Manteca Transit system will be receiving approximately $1.3 million in stimulus funding. The following projects are programmed to receive this funding:

First half of available funding:
Manteca Multimodal (Environmental/Engineering) $380,000
Marketing Plan (Rebranding/Signage/Brochures) $40,000
Fixed-Route Bus Purchase $100,000
Operations Facility Lease $130,000

Second half of available funding:
Manteca Multimodal (Construction) $649,009

All applications for ARRA funds are submitted to the Federal Transit Administration, Federal Transit Administration and the Department of Labor for review. The first half of the available funding, $650,000, is anticipated to be through the review process and ready for obligation on July 6. The second half of the funding, $649,009, is expected to be ready for obligation on October 1. Funding through this Act does not require a local match.

Multimodal Update: The Multimodal Station project has the following funding programmed:

Funding Source Amount When Available
ARRA (Stimulus) – Environmental/Engineering $380,000 July 6, 2009
ARRA (Stimulus) - Construction $649,009 October 1, 2009
Measure K $700,000 October 1, 2009
RSTP $1,500,000 October 1, 2010
Total: $3,229,009

Parks and Recreation:
· Staff continues to coordinate appointments for girls who are in financial need of formal dresses for upcoming proms, formals and 8th-grade graduations. Girls who are in need of dresses are required to fill out an application and must meet certain criteria. The program offers a chance for all teens to have the opportunity to attend a school event and help them build self esteem. Two additional dresses were donated this past week.

· The Little People’s program continues to offer preschool-aged children a “playgroup” environment, as well as an opportunity to learn, play and socialize with other preschoolers. The program provides a safe place to play, teaches vital life skills and gives preschoolers their first “real school experience.” The program currently has 45 participants registered in the program. The new session will began on March 30. The program will host the annual Easter Egg Hunt on April 13.

The Open Gym Program continues to provide a safe and secure place for the youth, teens and adults in our Community to play basketball. On March 27, there were 10 participants; on March 28 there were 28 participants; on April 3 there were 26 participants; and on March 21 there were 14 participants at the Open Gym Program. Friday’s Open Gym is now being offered again with two hours available to play basketball and two hours available to play volleyball.