DATE: SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
DEPARTMENT: LIBRARY & COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT
FROM: KRISTAN LUNDQUIST, LCS DIRECTOR
BY: FRANCIS HEBERT, INTERIM DEPUTY LIBRARIAN
TITLE: THE DAVID AND LUCILE PACKARD FOUNDATION FUND OF THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR MONTEREY COUNTY THRIVING YOUTH STRATEGY RECOMMENDED MOTION:
A motion to approve a resolution to accept the David and Lucile Packard Foundation Fund of the Community Foundation of Monterey County grant award in the amount of $38,000 and authorize execution of all related grant acceptance documents; and the establishment of an increase of the Learning Center fund (3453.70.7330) appropriation of $38,000 and corresponding revenue budget with no matching funds required.
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council accept the David and Lucile Packard Foundation Fund of the Community Foundation of Monterey County grant award of $38,000 in support of the Thriving Youth Strategy; and establish an increase of the Learning Center fund appropriation of $38,000 and corresponding revenue budget with no matching funds required.
BACKGROUND:
In 2013, the Salinas Public Library was invited by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation to participate in the Packard Salinas Youth Initiative. The goal of the Salinas Youth Initiative, now called the Thriving Youth Strategy, is to increase collaborative community investment in the education of Salinas students. The Salinas Public Library applied for and received funding in the amount of $155,300 over a three-year period from 2013 – 2016 to implement an afterschool homework center at Los Padres Elementary School.
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation subsequently decided to provide additional funding to its participating agencies, including the Salinas Public Library, in the amount of $61,000 per year for an additional 3-years of funding starting in FY 2016-17 and ending in FY 2018-19. With these funds, the Library expanded its services and provided afterschool academic support at four sites including Sherwood Elementary, Los Padres Elementary, Roosevelt Elementary and Cesar Chavez Library. Last year, the Salinas Public Library received an award of $38,000 for fiscal year 2022-2023 which was used for program implementation and support.
On June 2, 2023, the Salinas Public Library received an award of $38,000 from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation Fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County, representing the nineth year of consecutive funding and support from this Foundation. This grant will allow the Library to continue to staff after school learning centers at three Salinas City Elementary Schools with part-time non-benefitted positions, as well help augment staffing for homework help at the library.
For the upcoming school year, we anticipate opening all four sites while serving up to 120 students. The majority of the students impacted by this program are school-based referrals by teachers and administrators.
CEQA CONSIDERATION:
The City of Salinas has determined that the proposed action is not a project as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (CEQA Guidelines Section 15378).
STRATEGIC PLAN INITIATIVE:
The grant will support the City Council 2022-2025 Strategic Plan:
Youth and Seniors
DEPARTMENTAL COORDINATION:
The Library & Community Services Department will work with the Finance Department to receive funds, establish expenditure accounts, and prepare final budget reports required at the end of the grant period.
FISCAL AND SUSTAINABILITY IMPACT:
There is no impact to the City’s General Fund Budget. No additional Measure E funding will be required beyond that already allocated to the Library’s annual budget. No matching funds are required.
ATTACHMENTS:
David and Lucile Packard Foundation Fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County grant award letter dated June 2, 2023 Council Resolution
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