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Meeting Date:	06/06/2017
Director's Name:	Bertha Henry
Department:	County Administration	Division:	Libraries

Information

Requested Action

A. MOTION TO ADOPT Resolution No. 2017-309 of the Board of County Commissioners of Broward County, Florida, accepting a donation in the amount of $27,530 from Broward Public Library Foundation, Inc., through a Tot Tech! Grant from the A.D. Henderson Foundation, Inc., to be deposited into the Broward County Library Trust Fund; authorizing expenditure of these funds to purchase ten Awe Early Literacy Stations (Bilingual) and accompanying Audio Y Splitter Cables for use at seven Broward County Libraries; authorizing the County Administrator to take all administrative and budgetary actions to implement acceptance; and providing for severability and an effective date. (Commission Districts 1, 4, 5 and 8)

ACTION: (T-10:28 AM) Approved.

VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner LaMarca was not present.

B. MOTION TO ADOPT Resolution No. 2017-310 of the Board of County Commissioners of Broward County, Florida, accepting a donation from the Friends of the Stirling Road Branch Library, Inc., through a generous contribution from Baby K'tan LLC in the amount of $1,310, to be deposited into the Broward County Library Trust Fund; authorizing expenditure of these funds to purchase three iPads for children use at the Broward County Stirling Road Branch Library; authorizing the County Administrator to take all administrative and budgetary actions to implement acceptance; and providing for severability and an effective date. (Commission District 7)

ACTION: (T-10:28 AM) Approved.

VOTE: 8-0. Commissioner LaMarca was not present.

Why Action is Necessary

Chapter 18, Part III, Section 18.63 of the Broward County Administrative Code stipulates that donations valued at $500 or more shall be accepted by Resolution of the Board of County Commissioners.

What Action Accomplishes

Authorizes the acceptance of two donations valued at $500 or more.

Is this Action Goal Related

Previous Action Taken

No previous action.

Summary Explanation/Background

THE LIBRARIES DIVISION RECOMMENDS THE APPROVAL OF THE ABOVE MOTIONS.

Approval of this item will support the Board's Value to cultivate community culture, arts, recreation and life-long learning and the Goal to provide diverse artistic, cultural, educational, and historical amenities and programs that contribute to a vibrant, multi-cultural and economically-viable community.

Pursuant to the Administrative Code, the Libraries Division requests that the Board formally accept two donations for the Broward County Libraries Division.

With respect to Motion A, accepting this donation will allow the Broward County Library to offer the Early Literacy Stations (Bilingual) at 7 library locations, as follows: Davie/Cooper City Branch; Deerfield Beach Percy White Branch; Miramar Branch Library; Pembroke Pines Branch/Walter C. Young Resource Center; Sunrise Dan Pearl Branch; Weston Branch; and Young at Art Museum/Broward County Library. Early Literacy Stations are touch screen computers, designed specifically for early learners from preschool age children to those in third grade. Each station comes preloaded with more than 60 games that span multiple curriculum areas – from reading to graphic arts to STEM subjects to music.

With respect to Motion B, accepting this donation will allow the Broward County Stirling Road Branch Library to create an exciting and useful area for the Library's youngest customers to access on line resources available through these specific devices. This donation has been made possible through contribution of a local business, Baby K'Tan, LLC to enhance services in this library location.

Source of Additional Information

Kelvin Watson, Director, Libraries Division, (954) 357-7377

Fiscal Impact

Fiscal Impact/Cost Summary:

As a result of Motions A and B, $28,840 will be deposited to the Library's Trust Fund Account.

Attachments
Exhibit 1 - Resolution (Tot Tech!)
Exhibit 2 - Donor Letter (Tot Tech!)
Exhibit 3 - Resolution (SL Friends)
Exhibit 4 - Donor Letter (SL Friends)