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Resolution authorizing an agreement between the San Mateo County Library and the South San Francisco Public Library to provide staffing for the Big Lift Inspiring Summers program in South San Francisco and approving Budget Amendment 22.008 accepting up to $13,000 in reimbursement funding.
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WHEREAS, the San Mateo County Library has awarded the South San Francisco Public Library a reimbursement grant in an amount up to $13,000 to support the Big Lift Inspiring Summers (BLIS) program; and
WHEREAS, BLIS will provide early learning experiences focused on literacy, reducing chronic abuse, and summer learning loss for San Mateo County preschool to third grade students; and
WHEREAS, funds will be used to provide one Site Coach for the BLIS site at Spruce Elementary School; and
WHEREAS, the Site Coach works with principals, teachers and program facilitators to implement a curriculum focused on maintaining academic progress through the summer break;
WHEREAS, staff recommends the acceptance of reimbursement grant funding in an amount up to $13,000 from the San Mateo County Library to provide staffing and support learning and enrichment activities such as S.T.E.A.M. programming, summer reading and literacy programming; and
WHEREAS, the foregoing grant funds will be used to amend this year’s operating budget of the Library Department.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of South San Francisco that the City Council hereby accepts up to $13,000 in reimbursement grant funding from the San Mateo County Library and amends the Library Department’s FY 2021-22 operating budget through Budget Amendment 22.008 in order to reflect an increase of $13,000.
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