DATE: January 18, 2022
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Director of Library Services
SUBJECT
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Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Accept and Appropriate $15,000 from the Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc. to Support the Purchase of a Lactation Pod for the Downtown Library
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
That Council adopts the attached resolution (Attachment II) authorizing the City Manager to accept and appropriate $15,000 from the Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc. to support the purchase of a Lactation Pod for the Downtown Library.
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SUMMARY
Hayward Public Library (HPL) seeks to serve everyone in the City of Hayward, at every stage of life. The children’s area grew immensely in size when the City opened the new Downtown Library building, occupying a large part of the first floor. This area and other areas of the library are regularly used by families, including nursing mothers. Providing an enclosed and private space in the library where nursing mothers can be by themselves or with their infants or older children while breastfeeding or pumping makes for a safer, and often more comfortable, environment for the mother and children.
Library staff submitted a grant application for a Mamava ADA lactation pod to the Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc. (Foundation). The Foundation approved the Library’s application for funding and awarded HPL with $15,000 to help fund the purchase of the pod. The remaining funds necessary for the design, purchase, and delivery of the pod (up to $25,000) will come from the Furnishings, Fixtures, and Equipment (FF&E) budget for the 21st Century Library that is included in the Calpine Library Construction Fund.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment I Staff Report
Attachment II Resolution