Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: 4/5ths
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Michael P. Callagy, County Manager
Ken Cole, Director, Human Services Agency
Subject: Acceptance of Grant Funding from the Silicon Valley Community Foundation
RECOMMENDATION:
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Recommendation to:
A) Adopt a resolution accepting a $700,000 grant from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Donor Advised Fund, an advised fund of Silicon Valley Community Foundation, to fund two time-limited fellow positions; and authorizing and directing the County Manager, Director of the Human Services Agency (HSA), or designees, to execute any subsequent agreements and amendments to agreements with the Silicon Valley Community Foundation to accept the grant funding; and
B) Approve an Appropriation Transfer Request in the amount of $350,000, recognizing unanticipated revenue from the Silicon Valley Community Foundation grant to support one fellow position for the County Manager's Office; and
C) Approve an Appropriation Request in the amount of $350,000, recognizing unanticipated revenue from the Silicon Valley Community Foundation grant to support one fellow position in HSA.
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BACKGROUND:
County of San Mateo leaders continue to affirm their commitment to delivering services and evaluating existing structures through a lens of equity and inclusion, making it imperative that equity and inclusion are integrated into all aspects of County operations and services.
County leadership also continues to prioritize reaching functional zero homelessness and, therefore, it is important that inclusion initiatives be incorporated into the County's homeless crisis response system. One such initiative is to include people with lived experience of homelessness in the County's planning and implementation of the homeless crisis response system.
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is partnering with the County to provide funding through the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Donor Advi...
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