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Accept donations totaling $375,000 to fund tenant improvements for the new First 5 Center; and Adopt a resolution recognizing the various donors who have financially supported the tenant improvements needed for the new First 5 Center in Vallejo
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Public Hearing Required? Yes _____ No __X___
DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
First 5 Solano recommends the Board of Supervisors accept donations totaling $375,000 to fund tenant improvements for the new First 5 Center; and Adopt a resolution recognizing the various donors who have financially supported the tenant improvements needed for the new First 5 Center in Vallejo.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
On March 26, 2019, the Board of Supervisors approved the execution of a lease agreement for 3375 Sonoma Blvd. in Vallejo to establish a First 5 Center. To offset the cost of the tenant improvements needed for the new First 5 Center, several community partners generously donated to the project. In addition to the $200,000 provided by the Board of Supervisors in June 2018, the $300,000 received from the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation and approved by this Board on November 13, 2018, the $100,000 provided by the Syar Foundation and approved by this Board on August 6, 2019, and $100,000 provided by the City of Vallejo and approved by this Board on October 8, 2019, staff recommends the Board accept the following $375,000 in donations and adopt the attached resolution recognizing the additional following entities for their generous donations: $100,000 from Sutter Health, $100,000 from the William G. Irwin Charity Foundation, $100,000 from Medic Ambulance, $25,000 from Kaiser Permanente Community Benefit, $25,000 from Recology, and $25,000 from the Billy and Louise Yarborough Family Foundation.
All of the agencies listed above will be further recognized for their generous donation at the grand opening of the First 5 Center on February 13, 2020.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The cost associated with the tenant improvements for the First 5 Center total $1,770,000. With the Board’s acceptance of the donations noted herein the funding and donations from private sources for tenant improvement costs will total $777,000. The remaining $993,000 in costs are funded through the First 5 Operating Budget, contributions from the Board of Supervisors and the City of Vallejo.
The costs for tenant improvements are already included in the First 5 Solano Commission FY2019/20 budget, as First 5 had originally anticipated utilizing contingencies to fund the costs for tenant improvements subject to their success in receiving private donations or grants. The additional donations will offset the need for use of contingencies. The costs associated with preparing the agenda item are nominal and absorbed by the department’s FY2019/20 Adopted Budget.
ALTERNATIVES:
The Board could choose not to accept the donations and adopt the resolution; however, this is not recommended since the completion of the tenant improvements needed for the First 5 Center would not have been as successful without these donations and these entities should be recognized for their generosity.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
The County Administrator's Office concurs with the department's request.
CAO RECOMMENDATION:
APPROVE DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION