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C. 41

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	David Twa, County Administrator
Date:	January 5, 2016

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Accept Funding for the Poetry Out Loud Program

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 01/05/2016

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

Enid Mendoza, (925) 335-1039

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: January 5, 2016
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the County Administrator, or his designee, to execute a contract with the State of California, California Arts Council, in an amount not to exceed $1,550 for the Poetry Out Loud program for the period October 1, 2015 through March 31, 2016.

FISCAL IMPACT:

$1,550 is provided by the California Arts Council. No County match is required.

BACKGROUND:

The California Arts Council provides funding annually for cost of the County to participate in the Poetry Out Loud competition. Poetry Out Loud is an opportunity for high school students throughout the County to learn about poetry and participate in a competition. The winner for Contra Costa County will then proceed on to the Statewide competition.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If the funding is not accepted, then the County will not be represented in the Statewide Poetry Out Loud Competition.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

Five community outcomes are established in the Children’s Report Card. The Poetry Out Loud program supports outcome No. 1 - Children ready for and succeeding in school.