To: Board of Supervisors
From: Libraries
Agenda Section: Consent
Vote Requirement: Majority
SUBJECT:
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Grant Agreement with First 5 Humboldt for Library Services to Young Children and Families throughout Humboldt County for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-24
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
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That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve, and authorize the Purchasing Coordinator to execute, the attached grant agreement with First 5 Humboldt regarding library services in the amount of $67,500 for the period of July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024;
2. Authorize the Purchasing Coordinator to execute any and all subsequent amendments to the attached grant agreement with First 5 Humboldt, after review and approval by County Counsel, Risk Management and the County Administrative Office; and
3. Direct the Clerk of the Board to return three fully executed original copies of the attached grant agreement with First 5 Humboldt to the Humboldt County Library.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Library Fund (1500), Grants Local 524075, First 5 Humboldt Grant restricted funds
DISCUSSION:
The Humboldt County Library (HCL) has collaborated with First 5 Humboldt since January 2004, when the Board first authorized a multi-year partnership between First 5 and HCL to provide enhanced services to families with children from the prenatal stage to 5 years of age. The initial grant agreement authorizing the collaboration expired in December 2005 but has since been continued on a yearly basis after program evaluation and discussion between HCL and First 5 Humboldt.
This current 1-year agreement, in the amount of $67,500 begins July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024. This item comes to your Board after the effective date due to administrative oversight. The purpose of the grant funds is to promote and foster a family-friendly environment at the HCL, enhance HCL's outreach programs by targeting library services to geographically isolated ethnic and at-risk families, bolster the general ...
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