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Library <br />www.santa-ana.org/library <br />Item # 23 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br /> Staff Report <br />March 15, 2022 <br />TOPIC: Building Forward: Library Infrastructure Grant Resolution <br />AGENDA TITLE: <br />Resolution Authorizing the Submission of the Building Forward: Library Infrastructure <br />Grant Application to the California State Library, and if Awarded, Acceptance and <br />Execution of the Grant Funds for Library Critical Maintenance, Life Safety, and <br />Infrastructure Needs <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Adopt a resolution authorizing the submission of a Building Forward: Library Infrastructure <br />Grant Application for library critical maintenance, life safety, and infrastructure needs; and <br />if awarded, approval to accept funds, implement the awarded project; and designate <br />Library Services Director Brian Sternberg as the Authorized Representative to enter into <br />the grant agreement. <br />DISCUSSION <br />On February 8, 2022, the California State Library announced it was accepting applications <br />for its Building Forward: Library Infrastructure Grant Program for more than $400 million <br />in one-time funding to address critical maintenance needs and public safety <br />improvements at public libraries. The maximum grant per library facility is $10 million. The <br />grant application deadline is March 21, 2022. <br />The Library Services Department requests submitting a grant application for the Main <br />Library for the maximum amount allowable of $10 million. If awarded, the grant funds <br />would supplement the $7 million in Revive Santa Ana funding received in Fiscal Year <br />2021-22 for the Main Library Transformation Project, along with any future Revive Santa <br />Ana funding allocated in Fiscal Year 2022-23. The grant offers an opportunity to provide <br />additional funding to upgrade the Main Library, while restoring its original character and <br />strengthening its link to Santa Ana’s history. This funding would cover significant costs <br />related to the building’s structural elements and mechanical systems and free up Revive <br />Santa Ana funding to create innovative, multigenerational learning and play spaces <br />throughout the building.