HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 05122009 - C.30RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Librarian, or designee, to apply for and accept California
State Library funding in the amount of $57,913 to meet the operational and contract services
expenses required by Project Second Chance (PSC), the Contra Costa County Library adult
literacy program, to provide adult literacy services for the period of July 1, 2009 to June 30,
2010.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Additional grant funds will be committed to Project Second Chance. he Library will receive
the grant based on the amount ($349,299) that has been budgeted for fiscal year 2009/10, no
additional library funds are required.
BACKGROUND:
Project Second Chance was founded in 1984 with a grant from the California State Library.
In 2003, AB 1266 was passed. Article 4.6, Section 18880-18884 of that bill, established the
California Library Literacy and English Acquisition Services Program. For fiscal year
2009/2010 the County Library has budgeted $349,299 for Project Second Chance. The
funding formula used
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY
ADMINISTRATOR
RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD
COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 05/12/2009 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I
Supervisor
Gayle B. Uilkema, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Susan A. Bonilla, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: 925-646-6423
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: May 12, 2009
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Celicia Nelson, Deputy
cc:
C.30
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Anne Cain, Librarian
Date:May 12, 2009
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Accept Grant Funding from the California State Library
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
by California State Library is based on: the State Library’s budget for adult literacy, the
number of students served by Project Second Chance and the total amount of local funding
that the Contra Costa County Library certifies will be allocated to support Project Second
Chance.