HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 83-2020 (20-432)City of South San Francisco P.O. Box 711 (City Hall,
400 Grand Avenue)
South San Francisco, CA
City Council
Resolution: RES 83-2020
File Number: 20-432 Enactment Number: RES 83-2020
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE
OF A $50,000 DONATION FROM GENENTECH TO BE
USED TOWARD PARKS AND RECREATION
DEPARTMENT PROGRAMS IMPACTED BY
COVID-19.
WHEREAS, Genentech Gives Back Week is a dedicated week each year where employees come
together to donate time, money, and passion to causes they care about with a focus on charitable projects
both on their campus and in their local communities; and
WHEREAS, last year Genentech employees celebrated Genentech Gives Back Week by volunteering
hundreds of hours of their time with the South San Francisco Parks and Recreation Department by
repainting the letters on South San Francisco's iconic Sign Hill, and making improvements to ballfields;
and
WHEREAS, this year, volunteers were once again assigned to help with painting the letters on Sign Hill,
participate in invasive weed eradication work and native planting projects, and performing landscape
improvements at Callero Ballfield and Centennial Way Dog Park; and
WHEREAS, in April 2020 it was determined that the planned volunteer events must be cancelled due to
the COVID-19 health crisis; and
WHEREAS, in lieu of the volunteer events, and largely because of staff's relationship working with
Genentech in the past, Genentech selected the Department for a more substantial monetary donation of
$50,000; and
WHEREAS, staff will continue to work to determine what specific programs these funds will be directed
toward, however, it is expected that it will be applied toward programs and operations that were noted as
budget cuts in the proposed Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Operating Budget; and
WHEREAS, staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution authorizing the acceptance of a
$50,000 donation from Genentech to be used toward Parks and Recreation Department programs
impacted by COVID-19 via the South San Francisco Friends of Parks and Recreation group, who serves
as the fiscal agent.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of South San Francisco
hereby accepts a $50,000 donation from Genentech to be used toward Parks and Recreation Department
programs impacted by COVID-19.
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File Number: 20-432 Enactment Number: RES 83-2020
At a meeting of the City Council on 6/24/2020, a motion was made by Councilmember Nicolas, seconded by
Councilmember Nagales, that this Resolution be approved. The motion passed.
Yes: 5 Mayor Garbarino, Vice Mayor Addiego, Councilmember Nagales, Councilmember
Nicolas, and Councilmember Matsumoto
Attest by L A4 &L
osa Govea Acosta, City Clerk
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