REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: AARON A. AGUIRRE, Director
Parks, After School, Recreation, and Community Services Department
EDWARD CHINEVERE, Assistant Director
Parks, After School, Recreation, and Community Services Department
BY: TOU FUE XIONG, Business Manager
Parks, After School, Recreation, and Community Services Department
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***RESOLUTION - Adopting the 40th Amendment to the Annual Appropriation Resolution (AAR) No. 2024-122 to appropriate $149,922 from the California Public Utilities Commission to fund Digital Literacy Education and Digital Access to the Parks, After School, Recreation, and Community Services (PARCS) Department (Requires 5 Affirmative Votes) (Subject to Mayor's Veto)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommend that the City Council approve and adopt 40th amendment to AAR No. 2024-122 appropriating $149,922 from the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) California Advance Services Fund (CASF) Broadband Adoption Account to fund digital literacy education and digital access.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The PARCS Department has been awarded a grant from the CPUC totaling $149,922 to provide digital literacy education and digital access. Staff are seeking approval to appropriate the full grant award of $149,922 to the Department's Fiscal Year 2025 budget.
BACKGROUND
On May 23, 2024, the Fresno City Council approved a resolution (File ID 24-704) authorizing staff to apply for a grant of up to $200,000 from the CPUC to provide digital literacy education and digital access. PARCS submitted the grant application and received a notice of award on November 27, 2024. The grant is focused on providing programming to seniors and individuals with disabilities.
During the project period, PARCS will provide 8 hours of digital literacy education to around 260 Fresno residents and distribute approximately 120 take-home devices to eligible low-income residents who complete all 8 hours of digital literacy education as ...
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