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IN THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO <br /> <br />RESOLUTION NO. 2025-155 <br /> <br />RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS <br /> RELATED TO THE CALIFORNIA LIBRARY LITERACY SERVICES GRANT AWARD OF $79,676 <br />FOR FY 2026 AND TO APPROPRIATE THESE FUNDS FOR PROJECT LITERACY <br /> <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 in <br />1984 under the name The California Literacy Campaign to help reduce the high level of illiteracy in California <br />and connect more Californians with public libraries; and <br /> <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 /> <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 to meet the current needs of the <br />community; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, San Leandro Public Library was awarded CLLS funding of $79,676 for FY 2026 to continue <br />to provide the Project Literacy program that provides free tutoring services to adults who struggle with reading <br />and writing. <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of San Leandro does RESOLVE as follows: <br /> <br />1. That the 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 $79,676; and <br /> <br />2. That an appropriation of the CLLS funding of $79,676 in revenue account #150-3607 and <br />expenditure account #150-68-019 is approved. <br />Introduced by Councilmember Viveros-Walton and passed and adopted this 1st day of December <br />2025 by the following vote: <br /> <br />AYES: Councilmember Aguilar, Azevedo, Boldt, Simon, Viveros-Walton, Mayor González (6) <br /> <br />NOES: None (0) <br /> <br />ABSENT: Vice Mayor Bowen (1) <br /> <br /> <br />ATTEST: <br /> Sarah K. Bunting <br />Acting City Clerk <br />