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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 05142013 - C.27RECOMMENDATION(S): APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Librarian, or designee, to apply for and accept a grant in the amount of $1,000 from the Pleasant Hill Community Foundation to purchase books for library collections for the period July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014. FISCAL IMPACT: No Library Fund match. BACKGROUND: Pleasant Hill adults look to the library as a source of information for lifelong learning. A community study conducted as part of the Library’s strategic plan revealed that Pleasant Hill residents view reading as a desirable recreational activity and a critical factor for success in life. The Pleasant Hill Library will use funds from the Pleasant Hill Community Foundation Grant to purchase approximately 50 adult non-fiction books on high interest topics such as mathematics, computing, gardening, cooking, travel, and language learning. CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION: The library will not purchase the proposed materials. CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT: None. APPROVE OTHER RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE Action of Board On: 05/14/2013 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: Kathy MIddleton 925-927-3290 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 14, 2013 David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors By: Stacey M. Boyd, Deputy cc: C.27 To:Board of Supervisors From:Barbara Flynn, County Librarian Date:May 14, 2013 Contra Costa County Subject:Apply for and accept grant from Pleasant Hill Community Foundation