Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Michael P. Callagy, County Manager
Subject: Use of District-Discretionary Measure K Funds - Supervisorial District 5
RECOMMENDATION:
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Measure K: Adopt a resolution authorizing a one-time grant of district-discretionary Measure K funds, not to exceed $18,000, to Peninsula Conflict Resolution Center to engage community residents on their experiences with racial inequities, providing an exception to the criteria for district-discretionary Measure K funds to allow repeat funding with the current budget cycle, and authorizing the County Manager, or his 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.
On February 12, 2019, the Board of Supervisors (Board) held a study session on Measure K expenditures and anticipated revenue for fiscal years (FY) 2019-21. The Board-appointed Measure K sub-committee, consisting of Supervisor Pine and Supervisor Canepa, convened the study session to, among other things; work with staff to facilitate the Board's development of Measure K priorities and continuing initiatives for FY 2019-21. The Board approved $3.75 million in one-time loans for grants each fiscal year for FY 2019-21, divided equally among the five supervisorial districts, for district-discretionary Measure K funds as shown below and described in the Project Summary section of this memorandum.
District/Project
Amount
District 5 (Supervisor David Canepa) - Peninsula Conflict Resolution Center to engage community residents on their experiences with racial inequities
$18,000
This item is consistent with the criteria for district-discretionary Measure K funds approved by the Board in December 2018 with the following exception: the proposed grant, if approved, w...
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