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HomeMy WebLinkAboutR18-103 Partnership with YouthPower365 Commissioner MO- QVIt.414-1...i-`- moved adoption of the following Resolution: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COUNTY OF EAGLE,STATE OF COLORADO RESOLUTION NO.2018- 10 RESOLUTION TO PARTNER WITH YOUTHPOWER365 IN APPLYING FOR AND DISTRIBUTING THE COLORADO OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP 2019-2020 MATCHING FUNDS SCHOLARSHIP WHEREAS the State of Colorado, through the Colorado Opportunity Scholarship (COSI), has provided an opportunity for local counties to apply for scholarship support for students entering postsecondary education;and WHEREAS COSI.has required that matching scholarship funds awarded to any county be deposited with, and administered by, a local representative non-profit community foundation; and WHEREAS COSI has required that matching scholarship funds will only be awarded to a county in which the student participants are engaged in a rigorous student success support program;and WHEREAS YouthPower365 (YP365) has developed a functional framework for administering grant funds awarded by COSI, which aligns with COSI required frameworks;and WHEREAS COSI has indicated that the YouthPower365's Chapter of Dollars for Scholars, currently funded in part by COSI and in operation at present,is provisionally sufficient to meet the requirements of the COSI matching scholarship grant requirements;and WHEREAS the provision of additional scholarship support, to offset the cost of attending post-secondary education and a vigorous student success support program are critical to the continued economic competitiveness of Eagle County;and WHEREAS affordable post-secondary education for the citizens of Eagle County is both a public good and a pathway towards greater individual economic success and greater economic health for Eagle County; and WHEREAS these citizens of Eagle County have an expressed interest in providing affordable and cost-competitive quality post-secondary education for residents of Eagle County. NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF EAGLE, STATE OF COLORADO: THAT the Eagle County Board of County Commissioners approves YP365 applying on behalf of Eagle County to COSI for $31,312 in matching scholarship funds through its 2018- 2019 grant opportunity. THAT the Eagle County Board of County Commissioners agrees that YP365 will be the repository of all funds raised by this COSI grant initiative and will be responsible for the monitoring,distribution,and oversight of these scholarship awards. THAT the Eagle County Board of County Commissioners approves the allocation of all scholarship dollars raised by this 2018-2019 COSI initiative will be first applied to reducing the cost of attendance for eligible Eagle County residents to attend YP365 pursuant to a formal two- year degree, four-year degree, technical certificate, or success transfer to another institution of post-secondary education. MOVED, READ AND ADOPTED by the Board of Cokunty Commissioners of the Couty of Eagle, State of Colorado,at its regular meeting held the MAA day of D . , 20 11 . COUNTY OF EAGLE, STATE OF COLORADO,By and Through Its 63 ,4%64 •OARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ATTEST: ° 1 z Oyu :./it u,a c � ( ,l Clerk to the Board of °°oRno° athy Ch.,dler-Hemy County Commissioners Chair idne McQueeney ommissioner I�hStc r Jillian H. Ryan Commissioner 414.,-4 Commissioner eALIA-"..J D uLf- _ seconded adoption of the foregoing resolution. The roll having been called,the vote was as follows: Conunissioner Chandler-Henry rtt,, '* Commissioner McQueeney Commissioner Ryan r This resolution passed by 0 vote of the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Eagle, State of Colorado.