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File #: 18-133    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 2/5/2018 Departments: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS DISTRICT 5
On agenda: 2/27/2018 Final action: 2/27/2018
Title: Measure K: Adopt a resolution authorizing a one-time grant of district-specific Measure K funds, not to exceed $1,500, to the At Risk Youth Foundation to provide trauma teddy bears to children who have been involved in a traumatic situation, and authorizing the County Manager or his designee, to prepare and execute the grant agreement.
Sponsors: David J. Canepa
Attachments: 1. 20180227_r_Resolution At Risk Youth Foundation Trauma Bear Program.pdf
Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority

To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Supervisor David J. Canepa
Subject: Use of District-Specific Measure K Funds - Supervisorial District Five

RECOMMENDATION:
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Measure K: Adopt a resolution authorizing a one-time grant of district-specific Measure K funds, not to exceed $1,500, to the At Risk Youth Foundation to provide trauma teddy bears to children who have been involved in a traumatic situation, and authorizing the County Manager or his designee, to prepare and 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") and County staff have conducted study sessions and community outreach efforts to inform priorities for Measure K spending for FY2017-19.

On May 16, 2017, the Board approved the FY 2017-19 Measure K allocation plan in which the County anticipates Measure K receipts of approximately $81.6 million annually. The plan included $7 million in one-time loans or grants during FY 2017-19, divided equally among the five supervisorial districts, for district-specific needs and projects. District Five has submitted a request to use its district-specific Measure K funds as shown below and described in the Project Summary section of this memorandum:
District/Project
Amount
District Five (Supervisor David J. Canepa) - At Risk Youth Foundation to provide trauma teddy bears to children experiencing a traumatic experience
$1,500

This item is consistent with the criteria for district-specific Measure K funds, which were developed during the initial round of district-specific allocations and approved by the Board in April 2015.

PROJECT SUMMARY:
This is a request to authorize a grant to the At Risk Youth Foundation, and resulting grant agreement in an amount not to exceed $1,500, to provide t...

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