The Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday:
Agreed to apply for a $200,000 grant to renovate an outdoor recreational play space at Frank Raines Regional Park. The grant is from the Stewardship Council Youth Investment Program and is designed to improve the lives of young people through connections to the outdoors. The play area would include features such as giant hollow trees to climb, boulders and rock formations to scale.Vote: Unanimous, consent calendar
Agreed to apply for a juvenile accountability grant from the Corrections Standards Authority. The grant is aimed at providing services and activities to help curb criminal behavior in juveniles. The grant of $28,538 would be matched with $1,585 in county staff time and $1,586 from Youth for Christ. The money would be used to fund temporary staffing for a juvenile traffic hearing officer.Vote: Unanimous, consent calendar
Approved a $235,000, three-year grant from the Stuart Foundation to help foster children transition into the community. The program, called the California Connected by 25 Initiative, helps launch foster care youths into college or career paths, with transitional housing and employment services.Vote: Unanimous, consent calendar
Agreed to apply for a $141,756 Emergency Management Performance Grant. The money is to be used for emergency preparedness and requires a matching local commitment. The local match can be met with salaries and equipment dedicated to emergency preparation.Vote: Unanimous, consent calendar
Approved the 13th annual fireworks celebration to be held July 5 at Woodward Reservoir Regional Park. The cost of the celebration is estimated at $25,000, which will be offset by revenues from the event.Vote: Unanimous, consent calendar
Recognized six county residents as outstanding senior citizens in conjunction with Older Americans Month. Farris Parker of Oakdale, Jim and Gladys Halvorson of Turlock, Jane Williams of Modesto, Catherine Hackett of Modesto and Mary Barcelos of Newman were honored.
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