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File #: 24-892    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 10/30/2024 Departments: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS DISTRICT 2
On agenda: 11/19/2024 Final action:
Title: Measure K: Adopt a resolution authorizing a one-time grant of district-discretionary Measure K funds, not to exceed $50,000, to Community Overcoming Relationship Abuse (CORA) for domestic violence legal support, and authorizing the County Executive, or designee, to execute the grant agreement.
Sponsors: Noelia Corzo
Attachments: 1. 20241119_r_CORA.pdf, 2. 20241119_a_CORA Agreement_signed.pdf
Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority

To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Michael P. Callagy, County Executive
Subject: Use of District-Discretionary Measure K Funds - Supervisorial District 2

RECOMMENDATION:
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Measure K: Adopt a resolution authorizing a one-time grant of district-discretionary Measure K funds, not to exceed $50,000, to Community Overcoming Relationship Abuse (CORA) for domestic violence legal support, and authorizing the County Executive, or designee, to execute the grant agreement.

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BACKGROUND:
Measure K is the half-cent general sales tax initially approved by San Mateo County voters in November 2012 and extended in November 2016 for a total of thirty years.
The Board of Supervisors (Board) held study sessions on Measure K expenditures and approved funds for the fiscal year (FY) 2024-25 budget cycle, divided evenly among the five supervisorial districts, for one-time district-discretionary needs and projects. District 2 has submitted a request to use their district-discretionary Measure K funds as shown below and described in the Project Summary section of this memorandum:

District/Project
Amount
District 2 (Supervisor Noelia Corzo) - Community Overcoming Relationship Abuse (CORA): Domestic Violence Legal Support
$50,000

This item is consistent with the criteria for district-discretionary Measure K funds approved by the Board in December 2018. District 2 indicates that this organization is either a public agency operating within the County or a nonprofit organization registered and in good standing with the California Attorney General. District 2 indicates that the sponsoring Board member, member's family, and member's supervisorial staff do not serve as an officer, director, or play a policy role for the grantee organization.

PROJECT SUMMARY:
This is a request to authorize a grant to CORA, and resulting grant agreement, in an amount not to exceed $50,000, to provide for domestic v...

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