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                                CITY OF VANCOUVER
                           INTER-OFFICE CORRESPONDENCE


     SOCIAL PLANNING DEPARTMENT                                July 3, 1996


     MEMO TO:  Vancouver City Council

     FROM:     Director of Community Services, Social Planning

     SUBJECT:  1996 Barriers to Bridges Neighbourhood Development
     Grant
                                                                  


     On June 25, 1996, City Council deferred the approval of
     Barriers to Bridges Neighbourhood Development Grant and
     instructed staff to submit additional information on the
     recommended projects.  *Attached are additional information
     that are included in all the grant applications.  In
     particular, specific information on how the "People's
     Gathering" project sponsored by DEYAS is able to meet the
     goal of the grant program is included in A(ii).

     On June 26, the Grunt Gallery informed Social Planning that
     the original recommended fund of $2,000 to their grant
     application is not sufficient for them to implement the
     program effectively, and therefore wish to withdraw their
     grant application.  We have reassessed the recommended
     applications and redistributed the $2,000 originally
     recommended to Grunt Gallery to several other community
     groups.

     Social Planning therefore would like to make new
     recommendations to Council:

          THAT Council approve a neighbourhood Development
          grant of $15,000 to be distributed to seven
          community service organizations in the amounts
          listed as follows; source of funds to be in the
          1996 Other Grants:

          $1,000 to Downtown Eastside Youth Activity Society
          $1,000 to Douglas Park Community Centre Association
          $2,500 to Mount Pleasant Healthy Communities Committee/
                    Mount Pleasant Community Centre
          $2,800 to Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House
          $2,400 to South Vancouver Neighbourhood House
          $2,800 to West End Community Centre Association
          $2,500 to Yaletown Neighbourhood Health Group.



     (Sgd) Jeff Brooks
           Jeff Brooks


     *Attachment - LIMITED DISTRIBUTION. (On file in the City
                                          Clerk;s Office)