TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Cultural Services Agency
MEETING DATE: March 1, 2022
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Deb Fader Samson
PHONE:
707-234-2872
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Barb Chapman
PHONE:
707-367-8216
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: N/A
AGENDA TITLE:
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Approval of Submission of Grant Application for U.S. Department of Agriculture Community Facilities Direct Loan & Grant in the Amount of $64,209 to Fund Equipment and Materials for the New Laytonville Branch of the Mendocino County Library
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
recommendation
Approve submission of the grant application for U.S. Department of Agriculture Community Facilities Direct Loan & Grant in the amount of $64,209 to fund equipment and materials for the new Laytonville Branch of the Mendocino County Library.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
Board of Supervisors approved grant applications for the Library on June 5th, 2018: agenda item 4s; and on December 4th, 2018: agenda item 4q; December 17th, 2019: item 4h; July 14th, 2020: item 4g; and November 17th, 2020: item 4j; and January 4th, 2022: item 4w.
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Community Facilities Direct Loan & Grant program provides affordable funding to develop essential community facilities in rural areas. The Laytonville community has been working for several years with the County to open a new Library branch in Laytonville. The Friends of the Library have completed much work on preparation of the storefront location and are now renting the space to the County to prepare to open the branch.
The Library can provide healthy educational and entertainment opportunities through circulating materials and creative and educational programs. There is also a need for broadband access for which the Library is joining the Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California (CENIC) network, which will provide high speed internet for the Laytonville bran...
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