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Resolution authorizing the acceptance of $8,000 in grant funding from the Silicon Valley Community Foundation to support the South San Francisco Public Library’s 2020 Voter Education project and approving Budget Amendment 21.008.
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WHEREAS, the City of South San Francisco (“City”) Library Department’s Five Year Strategic Plan includes a goal of creating community connections; and
WHEREAS, the Silicon Valley Community Foundation has awarded the City $8,000 in grant funding to support outreach campaigns and programs for the 2020 Voter Education project; and
WHEREAS, funding from the Silicon Valley Community Foundation will help support programs and outreach campaigns to educate residents about how to vote safely in the November 2020 Presidential General Election; and
WHEREAS, the Library will partner with the South San Francisco City Departments, League of Women Voters, Peninsula People Power, San Mateo County Registration & Election Division and local schools and organizations to promote voter education; and
WHEREAS, City Council wishes to accept grant funding in the amount of $8,000 from the Silicon Valley Community Foundation to support the South San Francisco Public Library’s 2020 Voter Engagement project outreach and programming; and
WHEREAS, the grant funds will be used to amend Fiscal Year (FY) 2020-2021 Operating Budget of the Library Department via Budget Amendment 21.008.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of South San Francisco does hereby accept $8,000 in grant funding from the Silicon Valley Community Foundation and approve Budget Amendment 21.008 to amend the Library Department’s FY 2020-2021 Operating Budget in order to reflect an increase of $8,000.
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