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IN THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO <br />RESOLUTION NO. 2003- 012 (1309/ 2958 ) <br />RESOLUTION CERTIFYING REVISED PROJECT BUDGET, LOCAL FUNDING <br />COMMITMENT AND SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDS RELATED TO THE LIBRARY BOND <br />ACT OF 2000, MANOR BRANCH LIBRARY GRANT APPLICATION <br />Recitals <br />WHEREAS, the people of the State of California have enacted the "California Reading <br />and Literacy Improvement and Public Library Construction and Renovation Bond Act of 2000", <br />also known as the Library Bond Act of 2000; and <br />WHEREAS, the Library Bond Act authorized the sale of $350 million of state general <br />obligation bonds for the purpose of public library construction and renovation; and <br />WHEREAS, $350 million of state grants are currently available on a 65% state to 35% <br />local matching fund basis to cities, counties and library districts authorized to own and maintain <br />a public library facility for the construction and renovation of public library facilities in the State <br />of California; and <br />WHEREAS, Library Bond Act grant application guidelines indicate that first priority for <br />new public libraries shall be given to joint use projects in which the agency that operates the <br />library and one or more school districts have a cooperative agreement; and <br />WHEREAS, the San Leandro Library Master Plan and a Needs Assessment completed as <br />part of the Library Bond act grant application both indicate a need to replace the existing Manor <br />Branch Library with a new library; and <br />WHEREAS, the City of San Leandro and the San Leandro and San Lorenzo Unified <br />School Districts have cooperative agreements to implement various grant related programs at the <br />Manor Branch Library; and <br />