UPDATE: San Bruno Community Foundation

Article Source: San Bruno Community Foundation

Foundation Launches First Responder Effectiveness Strategic Initiative

At its March 7, 2018, meeting, the Foundation Board of Directors approved a $160,723 grant to the City of San Bruno to bolster the effectiveness of San Bruno's first responders, both in their daily interactions with the community and in the event of a serious disaster like the 2010 gas pipeline explosion that led to the Foundation's creation. The grant will fund three community-oriented projects spearheaded by the San Bruno Police and Fire Departments that the City is unable to support through the General Fund:

• Emergency Shelter Supplies: Grant funds will be used to purchase necessary equipment and supplies that would enable the City to operate a standalone emergency shelter if the need arose. The equipment includes items such as cots, blankets, first aid kits, food and beverage serving supplies, hygiene supplies, lights, a generator, and a trailer to securely and safely store and transport the equipment. With these supplies, the City will no longer be dependent on external entities such as the San Mateo County Office of Emergency Services or the American Red Cross, in the event of an emergency requiring shelter operations.

• Critical Facilities Site Assessments, Incident Action Plans, and Joint Public Safety Training: Within its borders, the City of San Bruno has multiple locations that would be considered higher probability targets for major public safety incidents. This grant will significantly enhance the preparedness of the San Bruno Police and Fire Departments in dealing with potential natural disasters and other incidents through advance planning and training. The grant will enable the City, with the assistance of experienced consultants, to conduct a thorough site assessment, produce detailed site maps, develop an incident action plan, and conduct site-specific training exercises for three critical facilities in San Bruno: Capuchino High School, Parkside Intermediate School, and the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Center for the 23rd Marine Regiment. Police and fire personnel will then use the procedure learned from these three facilities and duplicate the planning process for other critical facilities in San Bruno.

• Police Officer Mindfulness, Compassion, and Resiliency Training: With the grant, the Police Department will implement a department-wide mindfulness and resiliency program, including a multi-day residential immersion course conducted by the Mindful Badge Initiative. This training is a preventative measure that equips police officers to perform through occupational trauma with greater capacity for awareness (self and situational), cognitive performance, and humanity (compassion, empathy, non-judgment). The goal of this program is two-fold: it enhances police officers' ability to respond to the needs of our diverse community, and it also has positive and lasting benefits for police officers' mental and physical health in a stressful profession.

This grant recognizes the importance of first responders in the San Bruno community, particularly in light of recent events around the state and country, including fires, hurricanes, and school shootings. Recognizing the key role first responders played in the aftermath of the 2010 gas pipeline explosion, the Foundation also views this grant as an appropriate way to honor the Crestmoor neighborhood and the Foundation's origins.

Read coverage of the First Responder Effectiveness Strategic Initiative in the San Mateo Daily Journal.

Crestmoor Scholarship Deadline is Approaching: March 14, 2018 The application deadline for the 2018 Crestmoor Neighborhood Memorial Scholarship is less than one week away. Applications must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 14, 2018. The application is available online.The Crestmoor Scholarship honors the community members who most directly endured the destruction of the 2010 gas pipeline explosion and resulting fire and especially in memory of the eight San Bruno residents who lost their lives in the disaster. The Foundation intends to distribute $120,000 in multi-year scholarships this spring. High school seniors headed to college and community college students planning to transfer to a four-year college in the fall of 2018 are eligible to apply. Applicants must live or attend a high school or community college located in San Bruno. Scholarship recipients must demonstrate, as the top criteria, deep engagement and involvement in the San Bruno community. Other factors that will be considered during the selection process include, in no particular order, an applicant's financial need, extracurricular activities, academic record, and examples of leadership, teamwork, and collaboration.

Questions? Visit www.sbcf.org/scholarships or email scholarships@sbcf.org.

Community Grants Fund Supports Local Community Organizations In December, the SBCF Board awarded Community Grants to a diverse set of local organizations doing important work in our community. The Foundation is pleased to partner with YouTube/Google.Org, which provided $100,000 of the $300,000 in grant funds being distributed through the Community Grants Fundthis year.

Read the full list of 2017-2018 Community Grants Fund awards here.

As part of our efforts to reach out into the community, SBCF Board members have been hand-delivering grant checks to the recipient organizations.

Secretary John McGlothlin spoke at a recent First 5 San Mateo County Commission meeting to present a grant check for $15,740. This grant will enable First 5 San Mateo County to analyze the shortage of child care and preschool services in San Bruno, using maps to create recommendations for future child care and preschool expansion.

Board Member Pat Bohm presented a $10,000 grant check to Edgewood Center for Children and Familiesto provide support services to kinship families (where relatives assume parenting responsibilities when children can no longer remain with their parents, thereby preventing the need for those children to be placed in foster care) in San Bruno.

Participants in the REACH program at John Muir Elementary School greeted Vice President Frank Hedley when he delivered a $15,460 to Parca. This grant will support program operating costs and enhance summer field trip opportunities for REACH, an inclusive, licensed day- and after-school program for children with and without developmental disabilities.

March Board Meeting Summary The Board of Directors of the San Bruno Community Foundation held its regular monthly meeting on March 7, 2018, at the San Bruno Senior Center. In addition to approving the First Responder Effectiveness Strategic Initiative (see above), the Board handled other agenda items, including: Report on Grant Projects with the City: On behalf of the Ad Hoc Committee on Program Strategy Development, President Nancy Kraus provided a brief update on the status of the four projects on which the Foundation is partnering with the City of San Bruno:

• Pedestrian Safety Improvements: The Foundation continues to partner with the City on a package of efforts to enhance pedestrian safety in San Bruno. This project is funded by a $263,952 grant, of which YouTube has contributed $126,000. The Committee was pleased to report that flashing beacons at crosswalks in front of Parkside Intermediate School and Portola Elementary School have been installed, increasing safety for children and parents walking to and from school. The City will install two more sets of flashing beacons in the downtown area at the conclusion of the sewer and water replacement effort that is currently underway.

• Community Day: This year's event is scheduled for June 3, 2018. The Foundation has recruited several community partners in sponsoring the event, including the Sammut Family Foundation, YouTube, Skyline College, Recology San Bruno, and Jack's Restaurant and Bar.

• Florida Avenue Park Development: The Foundation has provided a grant payment of $200,000 to the City for the design of the new park.

• Recreation and Aquatics Center Project: The Foundation has executed a grant agreement for a $550,000 grant to the City to cover costs associated with the conceptual design of the new recreation and aquatics center. In late 2017, the City selected Group 4, an architectural firm based in South San Francisco, to lead the work. The Foundation has representatives on the Advisory Committee providing input to the conceptual design process. The City will be hosting various opportunities for community feedback this spring. President Kraus thanked Vice President Frank Hedley and Board Member Regina Stanback Stroud for serving on the Ad Hoc Committee on Program Strategy Development, whose work has come to an end. The Board then approved the creation of a new Ad Hoc Committee on Recreation and Aquatics Center Project, which will be the primary liaison to the City through the duration of the project. President Kraus will serve as chair, and Vice President Hedley will serve as Committee member.

Report on Other Programs: Executive Director Leslie Hatamiya and Program Consultant Stephanie Rutgers reported on the Foundation's three other programs and initiatives:

• Crestmoor Neighborhood Memorial Scholarship: The 2018 Scholarship Program is proceeding on schedule toward the March 14 application deadline. Marketing materials have been distributed to area high schools and community colleges, as well as local businesses and community gathering places. Online registration for the Scholarship application has been robust.

• Community Grants Fund: Highlights of the grant reports submitted by 2016-2017 Community Grants Fund award recipients were shared with the Board. Grant agreements have been executed for nearly all of the 2017-2018 Community Grants Fund awards, and grant checks have been distributed to those organizations (see photos above). Thanks were extended to the Board members who have hand-delivered grant checks. The 2018-2019 grant cycle will launch in July and follow the same schedule as the past two years.

• Music Education Strategic Initiative: Last year the Board approved strategic grants to the San Bruno Education Foundation and the Capuchino High School Alumni Association totaling $495,000 over three years to support implementation of the Music Education Strategic Initiative to make music education a hallmark of San Bruno's public schools. Implementation of the initiative is proceeding on schedule. The initiative's steering committee, spearheaded by SBEF, is making plans for a fundraising event that will allow the music programs to be sustainable once Foundation funding sunsets. Current plans include a small reception for potential sponsors at the Capuchino High School spring concert in May, and a larger community concert is being planned for the fall.

Report from Investment Committee: Treasurer Ross, who serves as Investment Committee chair, reported on the February 21 quarterly meeting of the Investment Committee, at which Sand Hill Global Advisors, LLC, reported on the performance of the Foundation's investment portfolio in the fourth quarter of 2017. He reported that volatility has returned to the markets and that the Sand Hill team advised the Foundation to expect to experience additional volatility after a long period of positive growth. The combined balance of the Foundation's investment portfolio on February 28, 2018, was nearly $73.5 million.

Study Session/Program Strategy Update: Executive Director Leslie Hatamiya led the Board in a study session to begin a discussion of the Foundation’s program strategy moving forward. The Foundation has emerged from its “startup” phase, with the first two years focused on setting up the Foundation administratively and establishing its basic policies and strategy documents, the next year launching the program strategy, and the past year solidifying the first set of programs. To begin the process of evaluating next steps, Ms. Hatamiya reviewed the Foundation's “three-bucket” program strategy, summarized what the Foundation has accomplished in each of the three buckets of program activity thus far, and presented the current state of the Foundation’s finances (particularly the Quasi-Endowment and Strategic Pool balances). The Board then engaged in a thoughtful discussion, which will be continued at future Board meetings, of the roles the Foundation can continue to play in the coming years.

Next Foundation Board Meeting Wednesday, June 6, 2018

Scholarship Reception at 6:30 p.m. Meeting at 7:00 p.m. San Bruno Senior Center 1555 Crystal Springs Road

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Leslie Hatamiya - Executive Director

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