DATE:
November 15, 2022
12
TO:
Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT
Title
COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT, NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT PROGRAM GRANTS AND CEQA EXEMPTIONS (DISTRICT: 4)
Body
OVERVIEW
The County of San Diego is fortunate to have an opportunity to reinvest taxpayer money into our communities for the benefit of the public. This action will assist the County in meeting the needs of the community.
RECOMMENDATION(S)
CHAIR NATHAN FLETCHER
1. Allocate $25,000 from the Community Enhancement ARPA Program budget (Org 12905) to Friends of the Water Conservation a 501(c)(3) to help cover the cost of facilities team such as the Operations Manager position that was expanded and urgently needed following the re-opening of the Garden after their Spring 2020 shutdown.
2. Allocate $50,000 from the Community Enhancement ARPA Program budget (Org 12905) Ronald McDonald House Charities of San Diego, Inc. a 501(c)(3) to support the meal program operations to address temporary COVID-19 restrictions to rebuild their participation and contributions and resume full in-house meal service.
3. Allocate $25,000 from the Community Enhancement ARPA Program budget (Org 12905) to The San Diego Art Institute to help provide funds for their Everyday Equity Free Admission Initiative which provides complimentary admission to all for eleven exhibitions annually at both ICA San Diego campuses in Encinitas and Balboa Park.
4. Allocate $44,865 from the Community Enhancement Program ARPA budget (Org 12905) to San Diego Civic Youth Ballet, Inc. to fund for COVID Recovery to support the school outreach program recovery that will bring student participation numbers back up from COVID and grow.
5. Allocate $20,000 from the Community Enhancement Program budget (Org 12900) to Alzheimer's San Diego to pay the cost of Spanish-language education, personalized one-on-one consultations, and a support group to enhance dementia-specific services that will help Spanish-speaking San Diegans more effectively ...
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