IN THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO
RESOLUTION NO. 2023-
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCIL TO ACCEPT THE CALIFORNIA LIBRARY LITERACY SERVICES FISCAL YEAR 2024 GRANT AND TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THE GRANT AND APPROPRIATE THE FUNDS AWARDED IN THE AMOUNT OF $86,818 TO FUND
CONTINUATION OF PROJECT LITERACY ADULT AND FAMILY LITERACY SERVICES WHEREAS, California Library Literacy Services (CLLS), governed by the California Library Literacy and English Acquisition Service Program (Attachment Exhibit A1) was established by the California State Library in 1984 under the name The California Literacy Campaign to help reduce the high level of illiteracy in California and connect more Californians with public libraries; and WHEREAS, in 1985, the California legislature established support for the program through the California Library Services Act, and in 1988, the legislature funded the Families for Literacy Initiative to help libraries reach and serve the children of adult literacy learners; and WHEREAS, Project Literacy at the San Leandro Public Library was originally established in 1989 with a five-year CA State Library Literacy fund and has continued since then to receive grant funding to maintain a basic adult and family literacy program and provide new expanded services in order to meet the current needs of the community; and
WHEREAS, San Leandro Public Library was awarded CLLS funding of $86,818 for FY 2024 to continue to provide the Project Literacy program that provides free tutoring services to adults who struggle with reading and writing.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of San Leandro does RESOLVE as follows:
1. That City Council accepts and the City Manageris authorized to execute all documents related to the CLLS award for continued literacy and tutoring servicesand programstotaling $86,818; and
2. That an appropriation of the CLLS grant funding of $86,818 in revenue account #150-3607 and expenditure account #150-68-019 is approved; and
3. That an original executed agreement shall be attached to and made a part of this resolution.
Introduced by _______ and passed and adopted this 18th day of December 2023, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ATTEST: _______________________________
Kelly B. Clancy, City Clerk
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