IN THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-XXX
RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THE CALIFORNIA LIBRARY LITERACY SERVICES GRANT AWARD OF $79,585 FOR FY 2027 AND TO APPROPRIATE SUCH FUNDS FOR PROJECT LITERACY WHEREAS, California Library Literacy Services (CLLS), governed by the California Library Literacy and English Acquisition Service Program, was established by the California State Library in 1984 under the name of 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 California State Library Literacy fund and has continued since then to receive grant funding to maintain an adult and family literacy program and to provide expanded services to meet the current needs of the community; and
WHEREAS, the San Leandro Public Library was awarded CLLS funding of $79,585 for FY 2027 to continue to provide the Project Literacy program that provides free tutoring and other programs to adults who struggle with basic literacy skills.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of San Leandro does RESOLVE as follows:
1. That the City Council accepts, and the City Manager is authorized to execute all documents related to the CLLS award for continued literacy and tutoring services and programs totaling $79,585; and
2. That an appropriation of the CLLS funding of $79,585 in revenue account F214-RC254-P0069 and expenditure account F214-CC047-P0069 is approved.
Introduced by Councilmember ____________________ and passed and adopted this 8th day of September 2026 by the following vote:
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ATTEST:
Sarah K. Bunting
City Clerk
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