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City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: December 13, 2021 <br />Staff Report <br />Agenda Section:File Number:21-720 CONSENT CALENDAR <br />Agenda Number:8.F. <br />TO:City Council <br />FROM:Fran Robustelli <br />City Manager <br />BY:Brian Simons <br />Library Services Director <br />FINANCE REVIEW:Susan Hsieh <br />Finance Director <br />TITLE:Staff Report for a City of San Leandro City Council Resolution Authorizing the <br />City Manager to Execute a Memorandum Of Understanding with First 5 Alameda <br />County and San Leandro Public Library to receive $4,800 for early childhood <br />services rendered to the community and $15,185 worth of storytime kits for the <br />Library to distribute to the community. <br />SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS <br />Staff recommends the City Council adopt a resolution to agree to the terms set forth in the <br />Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between First 5 of Alameda County (First 5) and the San <br />Leandro Public Library (Library) for the dates of November 1, 2021 - June 30, 2022, whereby the <br />Library would receive $4,800 for early childhood literacy services rendered to the community. <br />First 5 would also give the Library 168 storytime book kits, valued at $15,185, that the Library <br />would distribute to the community. Staff further recommends the City Council authorize the City <br />Manager to execute all documents and appropriate the funds . <br />BACKGROUND <br />a. First 5 is an innovative public entity created by passage of the California Children and <br />Families First Act (Proposition 10) in 1998 which added fifty cents per pack of cigarettes <br />to help fund early childhood care, development, and education for children 0-5 (see <br />attachment titled Proposition 10 Statutes). To achieve First 5’s goals of developing a <br />comprehensive system of early intervention services for children birth to 5 years of age <br />and families in Alameda County, they partner with agencies who engage in the business of <br />providing services that increase the quality of early childhood development and education. <br />The Library is one such agency they partner with. <br />b. History: The Library has worked in partnership with First 5 since 2013. In 2013, the Library <br />received a two-year neighborhood partnership grant from First 5. This grant was renewed <br />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 12/9/2021 <br />198