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C. 75

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Melinda Cervantes, County Librarian
Date:	June 26, 2018

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Subject:

Grant in the amount of $10,000 from Keller Canyon Landfill Mitigation Fund

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 06/26/2018

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

Walt Beveridge 925-608-7730

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: June 26, 2018
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the County Librarian, or designee, to apply for and accept a grant in the amount of $10,000 from Keller Canyon Landfill Mitigation Fund to provide children’s books in Spanish for the Pittsburg Library for the period of September 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019.

FISCAL IMPACT:

No Library Fund match.

BACKGROUND:

The Keller Canyon Landfill Mitigation Fund (KCMF) process was established in August 1992, and funds are used to mitigate effects of the landfill site by funding community-based organizations and County Departments for programs in the following areas: youth services, code enforcement, community beautification, public safety, and community services.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

The Library has received grant funds in the past from this fund for projects such as Pittsburg’s Pop-up Library, which provides books to children at the park during the summer to help prevent the “summer slide” or decrease in literacy and learning during the school break. Receiving funds for this proposed project will help the Pittsburg Library provide materials to support children’s literacy skills, especially children in dual immersion programs at two local elementary schools in Pittsburg.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this proposal is not approved, Pittsburg Library will not be able to offer as many children’s books in Spanish as it would have been able to had the project been approved.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

Two local elementary schools in Pittsburg have dual immersion programs. With a small collection of children’s books in Spanish (a little over one thousand books), the Library would benefit from the purchase of additional children’s books in Spanish, especially books geared to children in primary grades in order to better serve students in the dual immersion programs. A wide variety of appealing books available for children to check out can help children develop and increase literacy skills, and this project supports the community outcome of “Children Ready for and Succeeding in School.”