REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Review and Approve Neighborhood Grant Recommendations from the Community Event and Neighborhood Grant Distribution Subcommittee
Report
SUMMARY OF COUNCIL SUBCOMMITTEE ACTION
On May 14, 2019, the Community Events and Neighborhood Grant Distribution Subcommittee (Subcommittee) met to review FY 2019/20 grant applications and to develop funding recommendations for consideration by the full City Council on June 25, 2019. The Subcommittee members, appointed in January 2019 include, Mayor Klein, Vice Mayor Melton and Councilmember Fong.
At the March 7, 2019 Study/Budget Issues Workshop, Mayor Klein made a motion, seconded by Councilmember Larsson, to refer Budget Issue No. 3 (Increase Community and Neighborhood Grant Funding) to the budget process with a 50% increase in funding. Vice Mayor Melton offered a friendly amendment to direct staff to refer the budget issue doubling the amount as originally proposed with direction to staff to provide options ranging from a 50% to a 100% increase. The motion to refer Budget Study Issue No. 3 as amended carried on a 7-0 vote. As the Subcommittee met in advance of the annual budget workshop to establish funding recommendations, the Subcommittee considered its grant recommendations within the context of existing available budget of $6,500, a second scenario that assumes funding availability of $9,750 and a third scenario that assumes a funding availability of $13,000.
At the annual budget workshop on May 23, 2019, staff presented two options to increase the available funding per Council’s direction: 1) a 50% increase that would result in a total of $9,750 in available funding and 2) a doubling of the current level of funding that would result in a total of $13,000. Vice Mayor Melton made a motion, seconded by Councilmember Fong, to approve Budget Supplement No. 12 to increase the Neighborhood Grant Program (NGP) funding by 100%. The motion carried on a 6-1 vote. Therefore, the budgeted amount available for allocation in FY 2019/20 through the NGP is $13,000.
This year, twelve NGP applications were received for a combined funding request of $10,260. The Report to Subcommittee and Draft Minutes from the May 14, 2019 Subcommittee meeting are included as Attachments 1 and 2.
The Subcommittee reviewed the staff report and made a series of motions that resulted in the following recommendations to the City Council:
1. Approve FY 2019/20 Neighborhood Grants in the amount of $10,210, itemized as follows:
|
Organization |
Event/Project |
Recommended Grant |
|
Bidwellers |
Cultural Integration & Health Consciousness |
$950 |
|
Cherry Chase Neighborhood Association |
Community Connection through Neighborhood Events |
$1,000 |
|
Cherryhill Neighborhood Association |
Cherryhill Vitality Program |
$1,000 |
|
Cumberland South Neighborhood Association |
14th Annual 4th of July Parade & Potluck |
$850 |
|
Cumberland West Neighborhood Association |
Ice Cream Social Block Party |
$590 |
|
Hazelheads Group |
Annual Summer Block Party |
$895 |
|
Plaza del Rey Residents Association |
Plaza del Rey Neighborhood Watch |
$1,000 |
|
SNAIL |
2019 National Night Out |
$1,000 |
|
SunnyArts Neighborhood Association |
“Cohesion, Charitability and Life the Way It Ought to Be!” |
$1,000 |
|
Traditions of Sunnyvale |
Cultural Potluck and Community Outreach |
$700 |
|
Valley Forge Neighborhood Group |
Valley Forge Block Party |
$575 |
|
Wrightmont Corners |
National Night Out & Halloween Street Fun |
$650 |
PUBLIC CONTACT
Public contact was made by posting the Council agenda on the City's official-notice bulletin board outside City Hall, at the Sunnyvale Senior Center, Community Center and Department of Public Safety; and by making the agenda and report available at the Sunnyvale Public Library, the Office of the City Clerk and on the City's website.
ALTERNATIVES
1. Approve the Council Subcommittee recommendations for the FY 2019/20 Neighborhood Grants funding as detailed in the draft minutes of the May 14, 2019 Subcommittee meeting (Attachment 2) and Funding Worksheet (Attachment 3).
2. Take other action as determined by City Council.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Staff makes no recommendation.
Staff
Prepared by: Jennifer Acuña, Administrative Analyst
Reviewed by: Cherise Brandell, Interim Director of Library and Community Services
Reviewed by: Timothy J. Kirby, Director of Finance
Reviewed by: Teri Silva, Assistant City Manager
Approved by: Kent Steffens, City Manager
ATTACHMENTS
1. Report to Subcommittee, 19-0106, May 14, 2019 (without attachments)
2. Draft Minutes of the Subcommittee Meeting of May 14, 2019
3. NGP Funding Worksheet