Budget & Taxes

What's happening

• The Board will approve a $5,000 grant to Opportunities For Change (OFC) to support the OFC Reentry Training Center.
• The item will be referred for final consideration and approval on June 18, 2026.

Why it matters

The grant funds training that helps people transitioning from incarceration re‑enter the community successfully.

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• The Board will approve a $2,500 grant to Opening Doors Silicon Valley to support coordination of unhoused resource fairs and distribution of meals and clothing.
• The item will be referred for final consideration and approval on June 18, 2026.

Why it matters

The grant helps deliver essential meals and clothing to unhoused individuals through organized fairs.

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• The Board will approve a $5,000 grant to New Beginnings Family Services to support the Zero‑Barrier Client‑Choice Food Pantry infrastructure and operations.
• The item will be referred for final consideration and approval on June 18, 2026.

Why it matters

The grant expands a low‑threshold food pantry that provides meals to families in need.

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• The Board will approve a $10,000 grant to Neighborhood Hands to support coordination of the Neighborhood Hands Community Resource Fair and homeless service programs.
• The item will be referred for final consideration and approval on June 18, 2026.

Why it matters

The grant helps organize a resource fair that connects homeless individuals with services and supplies.

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• The Board will approve a $15,000 grant to NAMI‑Santa Clara County to support its Community Peer Program for individuals and families with mental illness.
• The item will be referred for final consideration and approval on June 18, 2026.

Why it matters

The grant helps expand peer support services for people living with mental illness and their families in the community.

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• The Board will approve a $15,000 grant to No Time To Waste to support the GRoW: Grocery Rescue Weekly program.
• The item will be referred for final consideration and approval on June 18, 2026.

Why it matters

The grant helps provide rescued groceries to people facing food insecurity each week.

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• City of Sunnyvale will provide an update on tax write‑offs and reimbursement processes for the SMaRT Station upgrades.

Why it matters

Helps the commission understand funding mechanisms that affect recycling and waste program financing.

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What's happening

• Receive a report on the proposed Connect Bay Area Act ballot measure.
• Approve any recommendations that accompany the report.

Why it matters

The measure could affect county funding and services.

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