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City Council Meeting Minutes June 18, 2013 Page 4 of 12 IMPACT ON EDUCATION GRANT RECIPIENT PRESENTATION Mayor Pro Tern Dalton requested a presentation from the grant recipient. Fran Ryan, Impact on Education CEO, 728 Front Street, Louisville, CO, is the recipient of a City of Louisville 2013 Grant. Ms. Ryan presented a brief overview of the non-profit and how the grant has impacted the organization. Impact on Education is a charity, which supports all Boulder Valley Schools, supports teachers and students who struggle reading or are economically disadvantaged. She reported 350 backpacks of school supplies were prepared for students at local schools, including Louisville Elementary and Louisville Middle School. She noted many families also come to their office for assistance. She thanked the City staff for assisting on fund raising events and noted their meetings also bring a lot of people to the downtown restaurants. COUNCIL COMMENTS Council member Jasiak, disclosed she is a member of an organization called MOD Moms North, which has assisted Impact on Education. Ms. Ryan thanked MOD Moms North for their assistance in putting together the backpacks with school supplies. ST. BENEDICT HEALTH GRANT RECIPIENT PRESENTATION Mayor Pro Tern Dalton requested a presentation from the grant recipient. Rev. Sally Bowersox, Executive Director of St. Benedict Health and Healing, a City of Louisville 2013 Grant Recipient, presented a brief overview of the non-profit and how the grant has impacted the organization. St. Benedict Health has been in business for four years and provides free health care for Boulder County residents who cannot afford it. They conduct ten clinics per month and partner with Sister Carmen to go to people who are in need. She noted there are Boulder County residents who are in destitute situations, are unemployed and cannot afford their prescriptions. They also partner with the Mexican Counsel and the American Diabetes Association to provide chronic disease management classes for asthma, diabetes, Parkinson, MS, high blood pressure and other chronic diseases. The grant will provide continued chronic disease management classes, specifically for diabetes. She noted there are people who are in need of health care services in Louisville, Lafayette, and Erie. COUNCIL COMMENTS Council member Jasiak asked how people are informed about the services St. Benedict provides. Rev. Bowersox stated they work with various human service agencies in Boulder County and non-profit organizations to provide services to the needy. BI-MONTHLY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REPORT Mayor Pro Tern Dalton requested a staff presentation. 17