Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Michael P. Callagy, County Manager
Subject: Measure K Agreement with CuriOdyssey
RECOMMENDATION:
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Measure K: Adopt a resolution authorizing a Measure K Grant Agreement with CuriOdyssey to support the construction of the Marina Gallery in the amount of $1,000,000 for the term August 3, 2021 through June 30, 2023.
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BACKGROUND:
On March 9, 2021 and March 23, 2021, the Board of Supervisors held two study sessions at its regularly scheduled public meetings at which the County Manager's Office presented on anticipated Measure K revenues and Board priorities for Measure K allocations for the upcoming FY 2021-23 budget cycle. At these meetings, the County Manager's Office stated that there was an estimated $13 million in Measure K funding available each fiscal year for the Board to prioritize for one-time expenditures. After these study sessions, the Board directed the County Manager's Office to take appropriate actions for the Board to allocate $1 million in FY 2021-22 to support CuriOdyssey in the construction of its new Marina Gallery building.
DISCUSSION: CuriOdyssey teaches Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics ( STEM) education to young children as a foundation for developing the next generation of science-fluent citizens. CuriOdyssey, located in Coyote Point Park, opened in 1954 as the San Mateo County Junior Museum. It was later named the Coyote Point Museum for Environmental Education and thereafter renamed CuriOdyssey, in 2011.
CuriOdyssey's new initiative, STEMCorps, is a three-pronged program that will feature Odyssey-trained corps of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) educators, mentors, caregivers and partners who are empowered to support and deliver STEM education to students most in need in the County. The three pillars of STEMCorps are:
1) Elementary Teacher STEM Professional Developme...
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