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Report regarding a resolution authorizing the acceptance of the San Mateo County Summer Enrichment Grant in the amount of $92,940, and amending the Parks and Recreation Department Fiscal Year 2021-22 Operating Budget pursuant to budget amendment #22.060. (Greg Mediati, Director of Parks and Recreation)
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
It is recommended that the City Council adopt a resolution authorizing the acceptance of the San Mateo County Summer Enrichment Grant in the amount of $92,940, and amending the Parks and Recreation Department Fiscal Year 2021-22 Operating Budget pursuant to budget amendment #22.060.
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BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
The Parks and Recreation Department received a grant from the San Mateo County Summer 2022 Enrichment Program in the amount of $92,940 for the Parks and Recreation Department's Summer Camp Programs. The total grant amount is evenly divided between the Department's three summer camp sites with $30,980 going to each of the camps at Orange Memorial Park, Terrabay Gymnasium and Recreation Center, and Ponderosa Elementary School. The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors approved $3.3 million to create this grant program to support summer programs for school age children. The funds can be used to:
* Expand access to summer enrichment programs for low income and vulnerable students;
* Support the social-emotional wellbeing of students to mitigate the setbacks and hardships associated with COVID-19; and
* Provide opportunities for students to re-inspire and propel learning to counterbalance learning loss attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic and distance learning.
The Parks and Recreation Department will use this funding to provide 30 students the opportunity to attend summer camp at no cost. Staff will prioritize registration for the 30 spaces to the families who attend the REAL After School Programs at Los Cerritos and Martin Elementary Schools. If there are still spaces remaining, staff will then work with the scho...
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