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Page 2 of 2 <br />• Work with community partners such as Tri-Valley Career Center and CityServe Tri- <br />Valley to close service gaps for learners with referrals based on learner needs and <br />goals <br />• Inspire new language and life goals <br />• Provide learner and tutor pairs with print materials, high-quality digital tools, take-home <br />computers, and Wi-Fi hotspots. <br /> <br /> <br />EQUITY AND SUSTAINABILITY <br />Adult Literacy Services further equity and belonging in the community by providing resources <br />and tools for community members who need to learn English language skills, apply for jobs, <br />navigate local services, help their children with their schoolwork, build social connections and <br />participate more fully in civic life. <br /> <br />OUTREACH <br />There has been no outreach in advance of this item and this is a routine matter of City <br />business. <br /> <br />STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT <br />This action advances the ONE Pleasanton Strategic Plan goals of Building a Community <br />Where Everyone Belongs, Strategy 1 – Apply strategies from the City diversity, equity, and <br />inclusion (DEI) action plan to increase equitable access to City programs and services for the <br />community and Strategy 3 – Implement high priority items from the Library and Recreation <br />Strategic Plan to continue to deliver activities and programs that meet the needs and interests <br />of the community. <br /> <br />FISCAL IMPACT <br />To meet the timeline for the City budget development process, the revenues and expenditures <br />for the Adult Literacy Grant have been submitted as part of the Fiscal Year 2024/25 Mid-Term <br />budget, with $42,948 in grant funding revenue and matching expenditures budgeted in the <br />library grants account (Org 11652102 and Project 14815). <br /> <br />City in-kind general fund funding of $95,983 for Adult Literacy Services is budgeted in the <br />Library Public Services account (Org 00152300). <br /> <br />Prepared by: Submitted by: Approved by: <br /> <br />Lia Bushong, Assistant <br />Director of <br />Library/Recreation <br />Heidi Murphy, Director of Library and <br />Recreation <br /> <br />Gerry Beaudin, City <br />Manager <br /> <br />Attachments: <br />1. Draft Grant Application for FY2024/25 - Adult Literacy Services Grant <br /> <br />Page 232 of 720