DATE:
February 08, 2022
03
TO:
Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT
Title
COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT AND NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT PROGRAM GRANTS (DISTRICT: 1)
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)
VICE-CHAIR NORA VARGAS
1. Allocate $25,000 from the Community Enhancement Program budget (Org 12900) to Free to Thrive to fund bilingual, Spanish-speaking attorneys to provide legal services for human trafficking survivors.
2. Allocate $50,000 from the Community Enhancement Program budget (Org 12900) to Rebel Soccer League d.b.a. Rebels Soccer Club to support their College Athletic Recruitment Program to support academic and collegiate development for underserved youth, and funding for providing financial assistance to low-income families experiencing hardships due to COVID-19 by waiving soccer league registration fees.
3. Allocate $15,000 from the Neighborhood Reinvestment Program budget (Org 15650) to San Diego Mountain Biking Association to fund equipment rentals for mini excavator, motorized wheelbarrow, soil compactor, water pump, water tank, hoses, and other materials to support in the maintenance of both the Sweetwater Bike Park and the Greg Cox Bike Park.
4. Allocate $50,000 from the Neighborhood Reinvestment Program budget (Org 15650) to Bilateral Safety Corridor Coalition d.b.a. BSCC to help establish and enhance educational and housing facilities for victims of human trafficking and their families by providing funding for a rental unit, client education and job training, personal counseling as needed, and for an additional case manager, as needed.
5. Find that each of the proposed grants has a public purpose.
6. Authorize the Office of Financial Planning to enter into agreements and make minor amendments to agreements that do not change the purpose...
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