Finance and Operations: grants

Allen: may have noticed the number of grants included in the budget document
full budget reconciliation report for when the city does their tax recap process

• changes to the final state budget
• changes to charter school assessment
• final state grants
• impact of city free cash
• net final position for FY15

Novick: concerns

Allen; unfreezing of sequestration

if it comes back, could be another significant reduction to grants

Lombardi: extra 1/2 cup of fruit and vegetable mandated for breakfast

concerns with others doing breakfast in the classrooms

Ramirez: are the kids eating?

Lombardi: it depends. Vegetables at breakfast don't go over very well.

Foley: still budgeting 1%

short $800,000, then, as city takes 3%