HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 2022-045 - Auth Acceptance of Grant Funding from Cal State Library's CA Library Literacy ServicesResolution No. 2022-45
RESOLUTION NO.2022-45
RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA,
AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF GRANT FUNDING
IN THE AMOUNT OF $87,752 FROM THE CALIFORNIA
STATE LIBRARY'S CALIFORNIA LIBRARY LITERACY
SERVICES (CLLS) AND AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR
OF FINANCE TO AMEND THE FY 2021/22 ADOPTED
BUDGET FOR REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES TO
APPROPRIATE THE FUNDING
WHEREAS, California Library Literacy Services (CLLS) is a program of the California
State Library; and
WHEREAS, CLLS is supported by finds form the State of California, provides through
the California Library Literacy and English Acquisition Service Program, and by local
contributions to individual literacy programs; and
WHEREAS, according to estimates released in 2020 by the National Center for Education
Statistics, 28 percent of Californians have a literacy proficiency level that is at or below Level 1.
36 percent of Californians have a numeracy level that is at or below Level 1; and
WHEREAS, literacy programs in California's public libraries change the lives of nearly
16,000 Californians every year; and
WHEREAS, library -based literacy programs are successful because public libraries are
trusted spaces at the heart of the community; and
WHEREAS, the San Bernardino Public Library (SBPL) has a Literacy Department at the
Feldheym Central Library, in the Jack L. Hill Lifelong Learning Center, that is entirely grant
funded; and
WHEREAS, various services, besides basic literacy services, are also offered through the
Jack L. Hill Lifelong Learning Center including citizenship classes, free computer classes and
homework assistance for students in kindergarten through eighth grade.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SAN BERNARDINO AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The above recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein by this
reference.
SECTION 2. The Library Director is hereby authorized to accept grant funding in the
amount of $87,752 for two programs from the CLLS for Literacy Department programs.
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CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO) ss
CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO )
I, Genoveva Rocha, CMC, City Clerk, hereby certify that the attached is a true copy of
Resolution No. 2022-45, adopted at a regular meeting held on the 2nd day of March 2022 by the
following vote:
Council Members: AYES NAYS ABSTAIN ABSENT
SANCHEZ X
IBARRA X
FIGUEROA X
SHORETT X
REYNOSO X
CALVIN X
ALEXANDER X
WITNESS my hand and official seal of the City of San Bernardino this Yd day of March 2022.
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Genoveva Rocha, CMC, City Clerk
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SECTION 3. The Director of Finance is hereby authorized and directed to appropriate
revenue and expenditures of $87,752 for two programs and incorporate the changes in the FY
2021/22 Adopted Budget.
SECTION 4. The Mayor and City Council finds this Resolution is not subject to the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in that the activity is covered by the general rule
that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the
environment. Where it can be seen with certainty, as in this case, that there is no possibility that
the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject
to CEQA.
SECTION 5. Severability. If any provision of this Resolution or the application thereof
to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or
applications, and to this end the provisions of this Resolution are declared to be severable.
SECTION 6. Effective Date. This Resolution shall become effective immediately.
APPROVED and ADOPTED by the City Council and signed by the Mayor and attested
by the City Clerk this 2nd day of March 2022. ■ ',
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Attest:
Genoveva Rocha, CMC, City Clerk
Approved as to form:
PP.
Sonia Carvalho, City Attorney
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