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Resolution authorizing the filing of a grant contract renewal for Community Development Block Grant funds allocated through the City of Daly City to support Project Read and authorizing the Director of Finance to adjust the Fiscal Year 2026-27 revenue budget upon receipt of grant award.
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WHEREAS, the City of South San Francisco ("City") Library Department established Project Read to assist adults and their families in reaching literacy goals; and
WHEREAS, in addition to the services provided within the City, Project Read provides adult literacy services to approximately 30 individuals in Daly City; and
WHEREAS, these services have been supported in previous years by Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding administered through the City of Daly City; and
WHEREAS, staff recommends authorizing Project Read to file a grant contract renewal of Daly City CDBG funding of up to $20,000 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-27 to support adult literacy services in Daly City; and
WHEREAS, staff further recommends authorizing the Director of Finance to adjust the FY 2026-27 revenue budget upon receipt of a grant award letter for CDBG funding awarded by the City of Daly City; and
WHEREAS, acceptance of these funds is in alignment with the Quality of Life Major Focus Area within the City’s 2025 Action Plan by supporting enhanced literacy programming for low literate adults; and
WHEREAS, receipt of these funds does not commit the City to ongoing funding.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of South San Francisco hereby authorizes the filing of a grant contract renewal for CDBG funds allocated through the City of Daly City for FY 2026-27.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that City Council of the City of South San Francisco hereby authorizes the Director of Finance to amend the Library Department’s FY 2026-27 revenue budget upon receipt of notification that Daly City CDBG grant funds have been awarded to Project Read.
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