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City of San Leandro <br />City Council <br />Meeting Date: June 2, 2025 <br />Agenda Number: 5.i. <br />Agenda Section: CONSENT CALENDAR <br />File Number: 25-235 <br />File Type: Staff Report <br />Adopt a Resolution to Authorize the City Manager to Accept and Execute All Documents Related to the <br />Alta D. Davis Trust Donation for $13,084.42 to be Used for Library Cultural Programming and Library <br />Special Events <br />COUNCIL PRIORITY <br />·Quality of Life <br />SUMMARY <br />The Alta D. Davis Trust has provided a $13,084.42 donation to the San Leandro Public Library to <br />be used for library cultural programming and library special events. <br />RECOMMENDATIONS <br />Staff recommends the City Council adopt a resolution to accept the donation and authorize the <br />City Manager to execute all documents and take all necessary actions related to the Alta D. Davis <br />Trust donation of $13,084.42 to be used for library cultural programming and Library special <br />events to enhance the Quality of Life for San Leandro’s residents through diverse and robust <br />library programming. <br />BACKGROUND <br />In April 2025, Library Director Brian Simons, received a phone call from the executor of the Alta <br />D. Davis Trust informing him that former San Leandro resident, Alta D. Davis, donated <br />$13,084.42 to the San Leandro Public Library to be used for library cultural programming and <br />Library special events. Alta Davis lived in California for 70 years before returning to her home <br />state of Kansas. She loved to support many local organizations including the Boys and Girls Club <br />of San Leandro and the San Leandro Public Library. <br />Analysis <br />This donation from the Alta Davis trust will allow the San Leandro Public Library to continue to <br />have a lasting impact on the community in her name by providing new, relevant, fun, and diverse <br />Library programming and events that improve the Quality of Life in San Leandro. Such funds are <br />restricted to library cultural programming and library special events. <br />Applicable General Plan Policies <br />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 9/4/2025