To: Board of Supervisors
From: Libraries
Agenda Section: Consent
Vote Requirement: Majority
SUBJECT:
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Approve Grant Agreement in the Amount of $50,000 with First 5 Humboldt for Library Services to Young Children and Families throughout Humboldt County for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
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That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve and authorize the Purchasing Agent to execute, the attached grant agreement with First 5 Humboldt regarding library services in the amount of $50,000 for the period of July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026; and
2. Authorize the Purchasing Agent 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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STRATEGIC PLAN:
This action supports the following areas of your Board's Strategic Plan.
Area of Focus: Core Services/Other
Strategic Plan Category: 9999 - Core Services/Other
DISCUSSION:
The Humboldt County Library (HCL) has collaborated with First 5 Humboldt since January 2004, to provide enhanced services to families with children from the prenatal stage to 5 years of age. The initial grant agreement authorizing the collaboration and providing funding to HCL has since continued on a yearly basis, after program evaluation and discussion between HCL and First 5 Humboldt.
The current one-year agreement, in the amount of $50,000 began July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. This item comes to your Board after the effective date due to an administrative oversight.
The purpose of this grant 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, bols...
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