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Item No.: 2.7(a)
DRAFT--Contact the Office of the City Clerk at (408)535-1260 or [email protected] for final document.
RESOLUTION NO. ______________
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SAN JOSE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR
DESIGNEE TO ACCEPT GRANT FUNDS FROM THE
JOHN S. AND JAMES L. KNIGHT FOUNDATION IN AN
AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $750,000 TO EXPAND THE
CITY’S DATA LEADERSHIP AND CAPACITY TO USE
DATA TO HELP MAKE DECISIONS, MEASURE
OUTCOMES, AND DRIVE RESULTS THAT
INCORPORATE EQUITY INTO THE PLANNING AND
DELIVERY OF CITY SERVICES; AND NEGOTIATE AND
EXECUTE ANY DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO ACCEPT
THE GRANT FUNDS
WHEREAS, the City of San José (“City”) continues to focus on having a data driven culture, thereby transparently, rigorously, and effectively making decisions, allocating scarce resources to those communities of greatest need, being accountable for the results, and identifying opportunities to improve, and
WHEREAS, the City’s focus on equity requires measuring outcomes and driving results with concrete actions towards those outcomes; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor’s March Budget Message for Fiscal Year 2021-2022, as approved by the City Council, directed $200,000 to enable the City to hire a Data Equity Lead to spearhead this work; and
WHEREAS, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation (“Knight Foundation”) has awarded a grant to the City of $750,000 for the period of October 1, 2021 to June 30, 2024 to expand the City’s data leadership and capacity to use data to help make decisions, measure outcomes, and drive results that incorporate equity into the planning and delivery of City services; and
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WHEREAS, the Knight Foundation grant will leverage the existing funding of $200,000 for the Data Equity lead, thereby providing $950,000 for three years of leadership and capacity-building across the City; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to accept the Knight Foundation grant funds and authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute any documents necessary to accept the grant;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JOSE THAT:
The City Manager or designee is hereby authorized to:
1. Accept grant funds from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation in an amount not to exceed $750,000 to expand the City’s data leadership and capacity to use data to help make decisions, measure outcomes, and drive results that incorporate equity into the planning and delivery of City services; and
2. Negotiate and execute any documents necessary to accept the grant funds.
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Item No.: 2.7(a)
DRAFT--Contact the Office of the City Clerk at (408)535-1260 or [email protected] for final document.
ADOPTED this _____ day of ___________, 2022, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
DISQUALIFIED:
SAM LICCARDO
Mayor
ATTEST:
TONI J. TABER, CMC
City Clerk