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Recreation and Community Services Department
DATE: March 15, 2011
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Sara Somogyi, and Community Services Director
SUBJECT: Donation from Children's Hospital Los Angeles for the 2011
Community Bike Ride in the amount of $4,000 -
Recommendation: Accept the Donation
SUMMARY
Children's Hospital Los Angeles has recently opened a new Ambulatory Center in Arcadia
and would like to introduce itself to the community by sponsoring the 2011 Community
Bike Ride on May 7, 2011, with a contribution of $4,000. Children's Hospital Los Angeles
would like to sponsor this specific community event because it promotes health and
fitness and encourages the participation of families within the entire community.
DISCUSSION
Children's Hospital Los Angeles is excited about the new Ambulatory Center in Arcadia
which opened on January 17, 2011. Founded in 1901, Children's Hospital Los Angeles is
one of the nation's top children's hospitals and is acknowledged worldwide for its
leadership in pediatric and adolescent health. The expert physicians at Children's
Hospital are seeing patients in a new, 10,000- square -foot ambulatory care center located
a block north of Restaurant Row in Arcadia, at the Huntington Drive exit of the 1-210
Freeway. The facility is located at 468 E. Santa Clara Street. Children's Hospital Los
Angeles — Arcadia offers convenient access to a wide variety of pediatric specialists for
initial evaluation and follow -up care. Children's Hospital Los Angeles- Arcadia -would be
the title sponsor of the event this year and included in all promotional material for the
event.
This item will be presented for approved to the Recreation and Parks Commission on
March 9, 2011. Staff will provide the City Council with a follow up memo on their decision.
FISCAL IMPACT
In Recreation and Community Services Department, the Community Bike Ride is out of
the general fund budget. The amount budgeted for the program is in the 10/11 FY is
$4,000. The donation would cover the entire amounted budgeted for this fiscal year.
RECOMMENDATION:
Accept the donation from Children's Hospital in Los Angeles in the amount of
$4,000 for the 2011 Community Bike Ride.
Approved by: Pte-
Donald Penman, City Manager