PREPARED BY: Katy Nomura
Assistant Town Manager
Reviewed by: Town Manager, Town Attorney, and Finance Director 110 E. Main Street Los Gatos, CA 95030 ● (408) 354-6832 www.losgatosca.gov
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: 03/18/2025
ITEM NO: 12
ADDENDUM
DATE: March 17, 2025
TO: Mayor and Town Council
FROM: Chris Constantin, Town Manager
SUBJECT: Discuss the Impacts of Recent Executive Orders on the Town’s Federal Funding and Grants
REMARKS:
Attachment 2 contains a revised Town Federal Funding table to include years awarded as well as the additional services to the Library.
Attachment received with the Staff report:
1. Town Federal Funding
Attachment received with this Addendum:
2. Town Federal Funding - Revised
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NAME OF
PROGRAM
GRANTING
AGENCY
DESCRIPTION OF
GRANT
TOTAL
GRANT
AMOUNT
AMOUNT
EXPENDED TO
DATE
AMOUNT
EXPENDED
BUT NOT
REIMBURSED
AMOUNT NOT YET RECEIVED
OBAG 2 Federal Highway
Administration
Grant for construction of the Los Gatos Creek Trail Connector the Highway 9 Project. Awarded in 2023. $6,193,000 $5,000,000 $2,809,000 $4,002,000
Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG)
CalOES / FEMA Funding for the purpose of
sustaining and improving comprehensive emergency management programs. Historically, this is a recurring grant awarded annually. $15,300 $11,129 $11,129 $15,300
FEMA HMGP Open Space Management
CalOES / FEMA Vegetation Management in
Town owned Open Space. Awarded in 2019.
Grant:
$1,502,121
Town Match:
$500,707
Grant: $44,192
Town Match:
$16,565
$21,706 $1,479,121
FEMA HMGP Roadside Vegetation Management
CalOES / FEMA Roadside Vegetation
Management. Awarded in 2021.
Grant:
$1,467,388
Town Match:
$489,130
$0 $0 $1,467,388
USDA Roadside Vegetation Management
US Forest Service Roadside Vegetation
Management. Awarded in 2022.
Grant: $750,000
Town Match:
$750,000
Grant: $0
Town Match:
$186,300
$0 $750,000
FEDERALLY FUNDED GRANTS AND ASSSISTANCE PROGRAMS
Attachment 1 - Town Federal Funding - REVISED 3/17/2025 1 ATTACHMENT 2
NAME OF
PROGRAM
GRANTING
AGENCY
DESCRIPTION OF
GRANT
TOTAL
GRANT
AMOUNT
AMOUNT
EXPENDED TO
DATE
AMOUNT
EXPENDED
BUT NOT
REIMBURSED
AMOUNT NOT YET RECEIVED
Library E-Rate Federal
Communications Commission (FCC) funds administered by the California Teleconnect Fund through the CalREN program This program provides subsidy to significantly reduce the cost of the Library’s Broadband internet, including offsetting costs of hardware replacement, upkeep of servers, and maintenance of fiber connections. Historically, this is a recurring grant awarded annually. $8,500 $1,600 $0 $6,900
Library Services Act Grant for Ebooks
Federal Institute of Museum of Library Services funds administered by the California State Library’s Library Services and Technology Act.
This grant provides funding to acquire e-books for public use. Awarded in 2024. $4,900 $0 $0 $4,900
Attachment 1 - Town Federal Funding - REVISED 3/17/2025 2
NAME OF
PROGRAM
GRANTING
AGENCY
DESCRIPTION OF
GRANT
TOTAL
GRANT
AMOUNT
AMOUNT
EXPENDED TO
DATE
AMOUNT
EXPENDED
BUT NOT
REIMBURSED
AMOUNT NOT YET RECEIVED
Library Services Act Grants for Zipbooks, Early Learning, and Sustainability Federal Institute of Museum of Library Services funds administered by the California State Library’s Library Services and Technology Act.
Various competitive grants that the Library typically applies for and receives to bolster services for programs and collections. Awarded in 2023. $43,500 43,500 $0 $0
TOTAL $9,984,709 $5,100,421 $2,841,835 $7,725,609
Attachment 1 - Town Federal Funding - REVISED 3/17/2025 3 Palace Project EBooks – Statewide shared e-book collection gives our community access to over 150,000 additional ebook titles at no direct cost to us.Statewide electronic resource subscriptions – This includes the public subscription to the NY Times and 14 other research and resource databases.Library staff training – Library staff can participate in multiple workshops and trainings both in person and on-line that are provided to us at little or no cost. For FY24-25, various Library staff members have participated in 46 different trainings and workshops at no cost to us covering subjects ranging from AI, to grant writing, to neurodiverse youth.In addition, the Library receives multiple services that are paid for at the State level to support California’s Public Libraries using Federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) funds. On March 14, an Executive Order eliminated the functions and personnel for several federal agencies to the extend allowed by law, including IMLS. As a preventive measure, in February, the State Library asked for an immediate drawdown of remaining federal IMLS funds owed to the State, which presently ensures continuation of funding of these programs through the end of this fiscal year. However, either though the elimination of IMLS or through non-renewal of funding for FY25-26, the following services would likely either be cut without replacement, or severely diminished in terms of utility to Los Gatos:Pacific Library Partnership – A collective of Bay Area Libraries that negotiate volume vendor discounts on our behalf, as well as provide interlibrary delivery of materials, local staff training, and other administrative services that absorb some impact on Library staffing.Braille and vision impaired resources – These resources are purchased and maintained at the State Level with our Library able to request and access collections freely for our community members with vision impairments.California Revealed – Digitization of the Library’s historical archives and hosting of files for public research.