HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 06162015 - C.48RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the County Librarian, or designee, to apply for and accept a grant in an amount not to
exceed $80,000 from California State Library to meet the operational and services expenses required by Project
Second Chance (PSC) and the Contra Costa County Library adult literacy program, to provide adult literacy services
for the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No Library Fund match. Funds committed to Project Second Chance by the Contra Costa County Library, foundation
grants, and private donations will be matched by the California State Library using a funding formula that 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. For fiscal year 2015/16, the Library has pledged adult literacy funds currently budgeted in the amount of
$529,161 to secure the grant award.
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 and the formula that determines how local funds, generated by individual library
jurisdictions, are matched by the California State Library, using funds legislated specifically for this purpose.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 06/16/2015 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: Gail McPartland,
925-927-3204
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 16, 2015
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Chris Heck, Deputy
cc:
C. 48
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Jessica Hudson, County Librarian
Date:June 16, 2015
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Apply for and Accept Funding from the California State Library for Library Literacy Services
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The Library will not receive California State Library funding for adult literacy, reducing the number of students that
can be served.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
None.