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grant requests were reviewed annually by the Human Services Commission, with funding recommendations forwarded to the City Council for inclusion in the fiscal Operating Budget. Beginning in FY 1995/96, the application process was extended to include youth services/needs. In September 1998, the Civic Arts, Human Services and Youth commissions appointed representatives to a Subcommittee to review and prepare the City Grant Program application/funding process. The Subcommittee developed a single application process for cultural/arts, human services, and youth nonprofit agencies/organizations. The Application Packet included general information, mission statement, funding categories, evaluation/criteria, and funding priorities and limitations. Additionally, it defined an application review/evaluation process for the Civic Arts, Human Services, and Youth commissions, within each interest area, and clarified funding accountability. FY 2006/07 Citv Grant Process The FY 2005/06 City Grant process was conducted similar to previous years, with the amount of available funding and submittal deadlines clearly defined, along with stated funding priorities. In September and October 2005, staff reviewed the City Grant Program Application and Review Process, including the draft FY 2006/07 City Grant Application Packet, with each of the affected commissions. Consensus changes proposed to the City Grant Packet include: . Require a brief description of the agency's plan to measure/document City Grant fund impact or outcomes as a result of the proposed project. . Require each agency to include a description of how the proposed project would address the community needs identified in one (1) or all of the following documents: the Pleasanton Cultural Plan (June 1998); Tri-Valley Human Services Needs Assessment (May 2003); Youth Master Plan (June 2001). . Review the proposed project budget plan to better define/identify expenses for both the specified project and the overall agency. . Identify the total number of regular and part time employees, consultants, and volunteers for both the proposed project and overall agency. . Format packet and application information to more clearly identify project information requested versus overall agency data. In addition, during the regular October 2005 meetings, the commissions identified funding priorities and maximum funding requests for each respective category in the FY 2006/07 City Grant Program: SR 05:298 Page 2