Reso 2021-176 MOU First 5 Alameda County

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9 = A 4AMEDA COUNTY MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FIRST 5 ALAMEDA COUNTY AND SAN LEANDRO PUBLIC LIBRARY November 1, 2021— JUNE 30, 2022 MOU# PI-ECE-2122-664 This Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), dated as of November 1, 2021, is entered into by and between First 5 Alameda County (First 5) and San Leandro Public Library (SLPL), with reference to the following facts and circumstances: RECITALS A. The California Children and Families First Act of 1998 (Proposition 10) created a program in the state for the purposes of promoting, supporting, and improving the early development of children from the prenatal stage to five years of age. The intent of this act is to enable counties to create and implement an integrated, comprehensive and collaborative system of information and services to enhance optimal early childhood development. First 5 approved a Strategic Plan for a comprehensive system of early intervention services for children birth to 5 years of age and families in Alameda County. A key component of the First 5 Strategic Plan is the Quality Early Childhood Education Strategy, which builds the capacity of providers and childcare sites through professional development to increase the quality of early childhood education programs. (2017-2022 Strategic Plan, page 24). C. First 5 is desirous of securing the provision of certain services and deliverables outside the scope of First 5's ordinary business in furtherance of its Strategic Plan. SLPL is independently engaged in the business of providing services similar to those described in this MOU and is willing and able to perform duties and render services and deliverables, without supervision; and D. The purpose of this MOU is to provide Quality Counts Pathway resources for Family, Friend and Neighbor (FFN) caregivers by leveraging SLPL's current Storytimes. Payments under the terms of this MOU shall not exceed the total amount of $19,985.00 (SLPL: $4,800.00; Designated vendor