HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 05122015 - C.32RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the County Librarian, or designee, to apply for and accept a grant in the amount of
$10,000 from the Keller Canyon Mitigation Trust Fund to create a “Pop-Up Library,” consisting of a paperback book
exchange “library” that library staff can take out to families in the community, and host programs and activities at
each community site, which will take place from June through August 2015.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No Library Fund match required.
BACKGROUND:
The Keller Canyon Mitigation Trust fund was established in 1992 and is designated to provide funds to be 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. If the Pittsburg Library receives the funds from Keller Canyon, it will allow the library to provide reading
materials to children and their families who may have trouble getting to the library due to issues such as lack of
transportation and give them a convenient way to participate in the Library’s Summer Reading Program. Funds will
also be used to host a programs and activities at each community site. The Library will make weekly visits to three
locations in the City of Pittsburg in order to increase participation in the Library’s Summer Reading Program, which
will take place between June 2015 and August 2015.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 05/12/2015 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
ABSENT:Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: 925-927-3201
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, 2015
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Chris Heck, Deputy
cc:
C. 32
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Jessica Hudson, County Librarian
Date:May 12, 2015
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:$10,000 Grant Application from Keller Canyon Mitigation Trust Fund
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The Library will not be able to provide books and programs for the Pop-Up Library.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
The Pittsburg Library will work with local agencies to identify three locations where citizens face challenges
prohibiting them for getting to the library. The Library will visit the locations each week to provide programs and
reading materials to engage children and ignite their love of reading. Children can select books and take them home
and bring them back to swap for others the next time the Library comes. With reading materials at their fingertips,
children will have a chance to keep up their reading skills. The book exchange “library” will make it easier for
children at the sites to take part in the Library’s Summer Reading program and will support the community outcome
of getting children ready for and succeeding in school.