City Council
MEETING DATE: 4/27/2016
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Council Subcommittee Funding Recommendations for the Community Assistance Program
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FROM:
Charlie McClendon, City Manager
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
The Council subcommittee recommends the City Council approve the award of grants and sponsorships for FY 16-17 through the Community Assistance Program.
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BACKGROUND:
On January 13, 2016 Council approved a Community Assistance Program to comprehensively deal with requests for grants and sponsorships from community non-profit organizations and other governmental jurisdictions. Funding for the program for FY 16-17 was also approved in the amount of $20,000 and a cap of $3,000 per award was established.
DISCUSSION:
The schedule for the consideration and approval of awards, also adopted on January 13, contemplated the use of a Council subcommittee to review the applications and make a recommendation to the full Council for formal action. On April 13 the Council appointed Councilmembers Kaplan and Carnevale to the subcommittee to review the applications received. The subcommittee met on April 18, 2016.
Program Guidelines: Council established the following guidelines for the program:
1. Applicants must be a non-profit 501c-3 organization or a tribal or governmental agency.
2. Applicants must be based in Cathedral City or demonstrate that they provide services to residents or businesses of Cathedral City.
3. Applicants must be able to demonstrate that they receive funding from other sources and are not relying only on City support.
4. Preference will be given to applicants meeting health and human service needs of underserved populations.
Subcommittee Recommendations: The subcommittee recommended the following funding awards:
Organization Name
Recommended Award
New or Renewal
Previous Funding
ACBCI Milanovich Hike
$2,500
Renewal
$500
Incight
$1,500
New|10 10|Shelter from the Storm
$3,000
Renewal
$3,000
ACBCI Dinner in the Canyons
$...
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