HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 123-2019 (19-783)City of South San Francisco P.O. Box 711 (City Hall,
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South San Francisco, CA
City Council
Resolution: RES 123-2019
File Number: 19-783 Enactment Number: RES 123-2019
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF $10,000 IN
GRANT FUNDING FROM THE SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY
FOUNDATION TO SUPPORT THE SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
PUBLIC LIBRARY'S LITERACY SERVICES' PROJECT, CENSUS
2020 AND APPROVING BUDGET AMENDMENT 20.018.
WHEREAS, the City of South San Francisco ("City") Library Department established the Community
Learning Center to assist adults and their families in reaching educational goals; and
WHEREAS, the Community Learning Center will conduct programs and outreach campaigns to bring
awareness of the importance of Census 2020 to the underrepresented community of South San
Francisco; and
WHEREAS, the Silicon Valley Community Foundation has awarded the City $10,000 in grant funding
to support outreach and campaigns and programs for Census 2020; and
WHEREAS, funding from the Silicon Valley Community Foundation will help fund hiring of
community members as Census 2020 ambassadors for Get Out the Count coordination and educational
activities and assistance for hard -to -count communities to encourage and support filling out the Census
2020 form; and
WHEREAS, a successful census will help benefit the community by providing the basis for
reapportioning congressional seats
https://www.census.gov/library/video/census apportionment machine html , redistricting, and
distributing federal funds annually to support states, counties and communities' vital programs - housing,
education, transportation, employment, health care and public policy; and
WHEREAS, staff recommends the acceptance of the grant funding in the amount of $10,000 from the
Silicon Valley Community Foundation to support Census 2020 outreach and programming via the
Community Learning Center; and
WHEREAS, the grant funds will be used to amend Fiscal Year (FY) 2019-2020 Operating Budget of the
Library Department via Budget Amendment 20.018.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of South San Francisco does
hereby accept $10,000 in grant funding from the Silicon Valley Community Foundation and approve
Budget Amendment 20.018 to amend the Library Department's FY 2019-2020 Operating Budget in
order to reflect an increase of $10,000.
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File Number: 19-783
Enactment Number: RES 123-2019
At a meeting of the City Council on 9/25/2019, a motion was made by Richard Garbarino, seconded by
Buenaflor Nicolas, that this Resolution be approved. The motion passed.
Yes: 5 Mayor Matsumoto, Vice Mayor Garbarino, Councilmember Addiego,
Councilmember Nagales, and Councilmember Nicolas
Attest by
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