DATE:
February 28th, 2023
13
TO:
Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT
Title
COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT, NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT PROGRAM GRANTS AND CEQA EXEMPTIONS (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)
CHAIR NORA VARGAS
1. Allocate $20,000 from the Community Enhancement Program budget (Org 12900) to Chefs de Cuisine Association of San Diego Education Foundation, Inc. to fund costs associated with warehouse expenses, truck insurance and lease expenses, and general operating expenses to facilitate the delivery of food to those in need.
2. Allocate $14,000 from the Community Enhancement Program budget (Org 12900) to San Ysidro Women's Club to support their Community Teddy Bear for Kids Project in December 2023 in partnership with the San Ysidro School District.
3. Allocate $5,000 from the Community Enhancement Program budget (Org 12900) to United Way of San Diego County to support the Read Across America initiative by purchasing and distributing new books to students experiencing inequities in South Bay San Diego.
4. Allocate $5,000 from the Neighborhood Reinvestment Program budget (Org 15650) to Assistance League of Greater San Diego to provide funding towards purchasing appropriate school clothing and shoes for housing-insecure students in Chula Vista.
5. Allocate $4,000 from the Neighborhood Reinvestment Program budget (Org 15650) to Drugs and Diagnostics for Tropical Diseases to provide funding towards a one-time purchase of a centrifuge that will be used to prepare certain critical reagents (chemicals) for large-scale manufacturing of Hepatitis A tests.
6. Allocate $35,000 from the Neighborhood Reinvestment Program budget (Org 15650) to GRID Alternatives San Diego, Inc. to provide funding towards a solar installation project in Logan ...
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