REPORT TO SUBCOMMITTEE
SUBJECT
Title
Consideration of FY 2016/17 Community Event and Neighborhood Grant Applications
Report
BACKGROUND
Each year, the City of Sunnyvale allocates funding to support community events and neighborhood grants. The Community Event Grant Distribution Subcommittee (Subcommittee), made up of three Councilmembers, is charged with the review of the annual allocations process and for developing grant award recommendations.
The Subcommittee generally meets twice a year - once in February to confirm and/or amend the awards process and again in June to review the applications. Based on this review, the Subcommittee develops funding recommendations that are subsequently forwarded to the full City Council for their consideration.
The amount included in the FY 2016/17 Recommended Budget for distribution through the grants process is $10,200 for community events and $6,248 for neighborhood grants. However, the Subcommittee does have the discretion to propose an increase in funding as part of the annual budget process. For this reason, grant awards typically follow the approval of the proposed budget.
The purpose of this report is to provide the Subcommittee with a summary of the grant applications that have been received for FY2016/17 and to seek direction from the Subcommittee with respect to specific grant awards to be forwarded to the full City Council.
The Council is scheduled to review this item on June 28, 2016.
EXISTING POLICY
Council Policy 7.2.1, Community Engagement- Goals and Policies
Council Policy 7.2.18, Special Events
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The action being considered does not constitute a "project" with the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378 (b) (4) in that it is a fiscal activity that does not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potential significant impact on the environment.
DISCUSSION
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