Year III Local College Access Network (LCAN) Letter of SupportCopyrighted
June 1, 2020
City of Dubuque Consent Items # 11.
ITEM TITLE: Year III Local College Access Network (LCAN) Letter of
Support
SUMMARY: City Attorney recommending approval to submit a letter to
the Iowa Student Aid Commission in support of the
Dubuque College Access Network (DCAN) and the Year
III Local College Access Network (LCAN) Grant
application.
SUGGESTED DISPOSITION: Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Approve
ATTACHMENTS:
Description Type
Staff Memo Staff Memo
Year III College Access Letter of Support Supporting Documentation
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CRENNA M. BRUMWELL, ESQ.
CITY ATTORNEY
To: MAYOR ROY D. BUOL AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
DATE: MAY 27, 2020
RE: LORAS COLLEGE ACCESS NETWORK IMPLEMENTATION GRANT
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Human Rights Director Kelly Larson recommends City Council approval to submit a letter
of support of the Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque's application for a Year III
Local College Access Network Implementation Grant from the Iowa Student Aid
Commission. The grant supports the work of the Dubuque College Access Network
(DCAN) and aligns with the State of Iowa Future Ready Iowa initiative and the City Council
goal of Partnership for a Better Dubuque. The only budget impact involved in providing
this support is the staff time of Human Rights Director Kelly Larson as part of the Local
College Access Network Leadership Team.
I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council
approval.
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cc: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
Teri Goodmann, Assistant City Manager
Cori Burbach, Assistant City Manager
Kelly Larson, Human Rights Director
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May 27, 2020
Iowa Student Aid Commission
430 East Grand Avenue, Third Floor
Des Moines, IA 50309
Re: Dubuque Year III LCAN Grant
Dear Iowa Student Aid Commission:
Human Rights Department
1300 Main Street
Dubuque, IA 52001
Office (563)589-4190
Fax (563) 690-6691
TTY (563) 589-4193
humanrgts@cityofdubuque.org
www.cityofdubuque.org
The City of Dubuque Human Rights Department is pleased to support the Dubuque College Access
Network (DCAN) and the Year III LCAN Grant application. I have been involved in DCAN since the
summer of 2017 as a member of the leadership team. I serve in my capacity as Human Rights Director
for the City of Dubuque and as the lead contact for the Dubuque My Brother's Keeper Network, which is
focused on academic achievement and employment for young men of color. I am pledging continued in -
kind support of one hour per month at my salary rate of $50.87 per hour through June 30, 2021, to the
best of the City of Dubuque's ability. Like everyone, we are experiencing severe revenue shortfalls and
there are quite simply no guarantees for what the coming year will bring. Thus far, however, the City
Council has continued to signal support for advancing equity in Dubuque.
During my involvement, we have identified existing assets in the community that we can leverage, have
researched metrics that can be used to determine the impact of our work, have finalized our common
agenda and have created two action teams. We continue to focus on metrics that are easy for the
public to understand, are feasible to collect, and will be disaggregated sufficiently to allow us to gauge
our impact on targeted populations, which include low income, minority, and first generation college
students.
To succeed in our efforts locally, we must continue to support the young people in our community,
particularly in light of COVID-19. We are especially concerned that this pandemic will only deepen
existing inequities. The Year III LCAN Grant is an important piece of our ability to fight these deepening
inequities with strategies that can improve outcomes for low income, minority, and first generation
college students. I hope you will support our funding request and I look forward to the continued
partnership with the Iowa Student Aid Commission.
Sincerely,
Kelly Larson, Director
Service People Integrity Responsibility Innovation Teamwork