Reso 23-177 CLSS ELS Library Grant

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IN THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO RESOLUTION NO. 2023-177 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCIL TO ACCEPT THE CALIFORNIA LIBRARY LITERACY SERVICES ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE FISCAL YEAR 2024 GRANT AND TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THE GRANT AND APPROPRIATE THE FUNDS AWARDED IN THE AMOUNT OF $23,488 TO FUND AN ENHANCED ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE PROGRAM AS PART OF PROJECT LITERACY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024 WHEREAS, California Library Literacy Services (CLLS), governed by the California Library Literacy and English Acquisition Service Program, established by the California State Library in 1984 under the name The California Literacy Campaign to help reduce the high level of illiteracy in California and connect more Californians with public libraries; and WHEREAS, in 1985, the California legislature established support for the program through the California Library Services Act whereby library literacy programs could only provide literacy services in English; and WHEREAS, Project Literacy at the San Leandro Public Library was originally established in 1989 with a five-year CA State Library Literacy fund and has continued since to receive grant funding to maintain a basic adult and family literacy program and provide new expanded services in order to meet the current needs of the community albeit providing literacy services in English only; and WHEREAS, San Leandro Public Library was awarded CLLS funding of $86,818 for Fiscal Year 2024 to continue to provide the Project Literacy program that provides basic literacy tutoring services for adults who struggle with reading and writing and other support for their families; and WHEREAS, Project Literacy was awarded additional CLLS English as a Second Language (ESL) funding of $23,488 for Fiscal Year 2024, to enhance Project Literacy's services to the community by including ESL services as part of the literacy program so that Project Literacy can accept new adult students who speak English less than very well to participate in and benefit from Project Literacy's ESL services. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of San Leandro does RESOLVE as follows: That City Council accepts and the City Manager is authorized to execute all documents related to the CLLS award for new ESL literacy and ESL tutoring services and programs totaling $23,488; and 2. That an appropriation of the CLLS funding of $23,488 in revenue account #150-3607 and expenditure account #150-68-021 is approved; and 3. That an original executed agreement shall be attached to and made a part of this resolution.