City Council
MEETING DATE: 7/13/2016
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Authorization to submit a Desert Healthcare Grant Application and authorize the City manager to enter a service agreement with MVR Consulting in the amount of $5,800 to prepare the application.
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FROM:
John A. Corella, P.E. - City Engineer
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Staff is requesting that the City Council authorize the submittal of a Desert Healthcare District Grant Application and authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to enter a service provider agreement with MVR Consulting in the amount of $5,800 to prepare and submit the Grant Application.
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BACKGROUND:
The Desert Healthcare District (District) has adopted a Grant program to invest in non-profits and public agencies whose activities and program improve the health and wellbeing of District residents.
The District's Program Committee implements the Grant Program, recommends policy to the Board of Directors, and guides the District in its grant making decisions and implementation.
The Grant program has 3 categories - Grants, Programs and Projects. The District awards grants only to organizations exempt from federal taxation, such as a public agency, program or institution. Organizations must directly serve resident of the District.
The process to submit a District Grant application is to submit a letter of interest, complete an application (with a proposal and budget) and submit the application for review. If this passed the review of the program review committee then the application is forwarded to the District's board of Directors for a vote of approval.
DISCUSSION:
There is vacant City land located within the Dream Homes area that the City is looking at as being made available for the construction of a community park, parking lot and community center. The lots sizes are 7.26 acres, .26 acres and .46 acres, respectively.
The Public Workshop Meeting was held on June 13, 2016 at the Agua Caliente Elementary Schoo...
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