REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: SANTINO DANISI, MBA, City Controller/Finance Director
Finance Department
BY: COURTNEY ESPINOZA, Administrative Manager
Finance Department
SUBJECT
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Approve the First Amendment to the Agreement with Lighthouse for Children, Inc. allocating an additional $75,375 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding to support a partnership with the Dollywood Foundation implementing the Imagination Library program in the City of Fresno.
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends Council approve the First Amendment to the Agreement with Lighthouse for Children, Inc. totaling $225,375 in ARPA funding to support a partnership with the Dollywood Foundation to implement the Imagination Library program in the City of Fresno. This is an increase of $75,375 to the original agreement approved on November 21, 2024. This increase in funding will provide additional age-appropriate books to children 0 - 5 years old in the City of Fresno, specifically in zip codes 93706 and 93722.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Staff recommends Council approve the First Amendment to the Agreement with Lighthouse for Children, Inc. increasing the original agreement by $75,375 for a total of $225,375 in ARPA funding in partnership with the Dollywood Foundation to provide age-appropriate books to children ages 0 - 5 years old in the City of Fresno. As a beneficiary of ARPA funding, Lighthouse for Children, Inc. will receive funding to implement the Imagination Library program supporting these efforts.
BACKGROUND
In 2021, the City of Fresno was awarded American Rescue Plan Act funding in the amount of $170,808,029. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and negative economic impacts in the City of Fresno, families in disadvantaged zip codes do not have access to age-appropriate books for children ages 0 - 5 years old. During the FY 2025 budget proceedings, $150,000 in ARPA funding was approved by City Council to allocate to the Imagination Library program, created by the Dollywood ...
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