Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Michael P. Callagy, County Manager
Subject: Measure K: One-Time Grant to CoastPride to Support a Part-Time Administrative Coordinator
RECOMMENDATION:
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Recommendation to:
A) Adopt a resolution authorizing a one-time grant to CoastPride to support a part-time administrative coordinator in an amount not to exceed $35,000, and authorizing the County Manager, or designee, to execute the agreement; and
B) Approve an Appropriation Transfer Request (ATR) in the amount of $35,000 appropriating Measure K funds from Non-Departmental Services Reserves to Non-Departmental Services Miscellaneous Other Contributions to support the part-time Administrative Coordinator for CoastPride.
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BACKGROUND:
In March 2021, the Pride Center of San Mateo County conducted a survey on the impact of COVID-19 on the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, and Intersex (LGBTQI+) community, with the following findings:
* 2 out of 5 respondents reported negative impacts on their financial stability;
* 1 out of 5 respondents reported negative impacts on their housing stability;
* 4 out of 5 respondents reported negative impacts on their emotional or mental health;
* 3 out of 5 respondents reported negative impacts on their physical health;
* 1 out of 5 respondents reported negative impacts on their safety or access to supportive resources.
The Pride Center concluded, based on its survey, that members of the LGBTQI+ community exhibit higher rates of negative impacts than average.
In the 2019 San Mateo County LGBTQI+ Commission Needs Assessment, over 60% of LGBTQI+ adults did not feel that enough health professionals were adequately trained to care for LGBTQI+ people, over 50% reported that there are not enough support groups for people who are LGBTQI+, and both youth and adult populations reported that the most difficult health services to access were LGB...
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