REPORT TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS, AND MARKETING COMMITTEE
SUBJECT
Title
Update on Helen Putnam Award for Excellence Application Submission
Report
BACKGROUND
At the December 2, 2019 Economic Development, Communications, and Marketing Committee (Committee) meeting, the Committee requested an application be submitted for the Santa Clara City Library's Bookmobile program to the 2020 Helen Putnam Award for Excellence Program in the Community Services and Economic Development award category.
At the February 19, 2020 Committee meeting, staff provided an update on the status of the application packet.
On May 8, 2020, staff submitted the application packet (Attachment 1) to the League of California Cities (League), which included photos and a video featuring the Bookmobile in the community: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzxbwZYvvP8.
DISCUSSION
The League notified the City that the submission of the Santa Clara Bookmobile did not receive the 2020 Helen Putnam Award for Excellence in the Community Services and Economic Development category (Attachment 2).
Staff will begin reviewing possible programs to submit to next year's Helen Putnam Award for Excellence Program and will seek input from the Committee.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The action being considered does not constitute a "project" within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378(a) as it has no potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact to the City other than administrative staff time.
PUBLIC CONTACT
Public contact was made by posting the Economic Development, Communications, and Marketing Committee agenda on the City's official-notice bulletin board outside City Hall Council Chambers. A complete agenda packet is available on the City's website and in the City Clerk's Office at leas...
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