Title
Adopt a Resolution to Authorize the City Manager to Accept a $30,000 Bequest from the Pamela Kung Revocable Living Trust for the Expansion of Chinese Language Materials at the San Leandro Public Library and for Council to Authorize Appropriation of $30,000 into Fiscal Year 2022-2023 expenditure account 010-68-008
Staffreport
COUNCIL PRIORITY
* Community Engagement and Outreach
* Race and Equity Initiatives
SUMMARY
The Pamela Kung Revocable Living Trust has provided a $30,000 bequest to the San Leandro Public Library for the expansion of Chinese language materials.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that the City Manager accept the Pamela Kung Revocable Living Trust $30,000 bequest for the expansion of the Chinese language materials of the San Leandro Public Library.
BACKGROUND
In a letter dated June 16, 2022, the Law Office of David J. Yang, representing the Pamela Kung Revocable Living Trust, informed the Library Director of the $30,000 bequest to the San Leandro Public Library.
Analysis
The $30,000 bequest will allow the San Leandro Public Library to significantly expand and enhance the quality of its Chinese language materials over multiple fiscal years. The donation will provide the Library an opportunity to engage the Chinese community in the selection of the material, which advances the Library's goal of developing a collection that is more equitable in meeting the needs of San Leandro's diverse community.
Applicable General Plan Policies
* Policy CD-3.7 Cultural Inclusiveness. Ensure that San Leandro's historic preservation efforts are culturally inclusive and recognize the contributions of the City's many racial and ethnic groups to its development. Programs that trace the roots and celebrate the history of different ethnic groups should be strongly encouraged, along with outreach to minorities, youth and under-represented groups.
* GOAL CSF-3 Sustain and expand a public library system that provides a destination for exploration and di...
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