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C. 56

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Alison McKee, County Librarian
Date:	June 22, 2021

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Subject:

FY 2021-22 Grant from Keller Canyon Mitigation Fund to Bay Point Library

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 06/22/2021

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 22, 2021
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the County Librarian, or designee, to apply for and accept a grant in the amount not to exceed $6,000 from the Keller Canyon Landfill Mitigation Fund to provide an expansion of the Bay Point Library's "VR Expeditions" initiative for the period of July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022.

FISCAL IMPACT:

No Library Fund match.

BACKGROUND:

The Keller Canyon Landfill Mitigation Fund (KCMF) process was established in August 1992 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)

In Fiscal Year 2019-20, the Bay Point Library received funding from KCMF to establish a "VR Expeditions" initiative (Expeditions), which offers STEM-focused after-school programming using virtual reality. The Bay Point Library is located in the Riverview Middle School and serves thousands of middle

school students in the Bay Point and Pittsburg communities. The Fiscal Year 2021-22 grant cycle seeks to build on existing technology programs and goals, purchase additional loanable virtual reality kits, and provide virtual and in-person workshops. Additionally, the Library will conduct outreach to other local elementary schools, middle schools, and high school in Pittsburg as well as local community centers.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this proposal is not approved, Bay Point Library will not be able to offer STEM-focused after-school programming using virtual reality.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

This project supports the community outcome of “children read for and succeeding in school.”