HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 01202015 - C.27RECOMMENDATION(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 $1,450 for the Poetry Out Loud program for the term
of October 6, 2014 through March 31, 2015.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$1,450 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:
The County will not be represented in the Statewide Poetry Out Loud Competition.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY
ADMINISTRATOR
RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD
COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 01/20/2015 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: Dorothy Sansoe,
925-335-1009
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 20, 2015
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Chris Heck, Deputy
cc:
C. 27
To:Board of Supervisors
From:David Twa, County Administrator
Date:January 20, 2015
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Accept Funding for the Poetry Out Loud Program
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
Five community outcomes are established in the Children’s Report Card. These activities support outcome No. 1 -
Children ready for and succeeding in school.