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IN THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO <br />RESOLUTION NO. 2023- <br />RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCIL TO ACCEPT THE CALIFORNIA LIBRARY LITERACY <br />SERVICES FISCAL YEAR 2024 GRANT AND TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS <br />RELATED TO THE GRANT AND APPROPRIATE THE FUNDS AWARDED IN THE AMOUNT OF $86,818 TO FUND <br />CONTINUATION OF PROJECT LITERACY ADULT AND FAMILY LITERACY SERVICES <br />WHEREAS, California Library Literacy Services (CLLS), governed by the California Library Literacy and <br />English Acquisition Service Program (Attachment Exhibit A1) was established by the California State Library <br />in 1984 under the name The California Literacy Campaign to help reduce the high level of illiteracy in <br />California and connect more Californians with public libraries; and <br />WHEREAS, in 1985, the California legislature established support for the program through the <br />California Library Services Act, and in 1988, the legislature funded the Families for Literacy Initiative to help <br />libraries reach and serve the children of adult literacy learners; and <br />WHEREAS, Project Literacy at the San Leandro Public Library was originally established in 1989 with a <br />five-year CA State Library Literacy fund and has continued since then to receive grant funding to maintain a <br />basic adult and family literacy program and provide new expanded services in order to meet the current needs <br />of the community; and <br />WHEREAS, San Leandro Public Library was awarded CLLS funding of $86,818 for FY 2024 to continue to <br />provide the Project Literacy program that provides free tutoring services to adults who struggle with reading <br />and writing. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of San Leandro does RESOLVE as follows: <br />1.That City Council accepts and the City Manager is authorized to execute all documents related <br />to the CLLS award for continued literacy and tutoring services and programs totaling $86,818; and <br />2.That an appropriation of the CLLS grant funding of $86,818 in revenue account #150-3607 and <br />expenditure account #150-68-019 is approved; and <br />3.That an original executed agreement shall be attached to and made a part of this resolution. <br />Introduced by _______ and passed and adopted this 18th day of December 2023, by the following vote: <br />AYES: <br />NOES: <br />ABSENT: <br />ATTEST: _______________________________ <br />Kelly B. Clancy, City Clerk DRAFT