REPORT TO COUNCIL
Title
Review and Approve Recommendations from the Community Event Grant Distribution Subcommittee
Report
SUMMARY OF SUBCOMMITTEE ACTION
This item was considered by the Community Event Grant Distribution Subcommittee at their meeting on June 10, 2016. The Subcommittee members, reappointed by Council on January 5, 2016, include Mayor Hendricks, Councilmember Martin-Milius and Councilmember Davis.
In reviewing all grant applications, the Subcommittee noted total grant requests exceeded the total amount in the FY 2016/17 Recommended Budget. Consequently, the Subcommittee recommended Community Event grants in the amount of $10,200 and Neighborhood Grants in the amount of $6,248 to align with the FY 2016/17 Recommended Budget. In addition, the Subcommittee recommended allocation of $900 from the Council Service Level Set Aside Fund to address additional needs in the Neighborhood Grant program. The Report to Subcommittee and Draft Minutes from the June 10, 2016 Subcommittee meeting are included as Attachments 1 and 2.
The Subcommittee made a series of motions that resulted in the following recommendations to the City Council:
1. Approve Community Event Grants in the amount of $10,200 as included in the FY 2016/17 Recommended Budget, itemized as follows:
a. Pakistani Culture Center: $1,000 for Basant Kite Flying Festival
b. Sunnyvale Downtown Association: $4,000 for Holiday Tree Lighting
c. Sunnyvale Downtown Association: $3,675 for Jazz and Beyond
d. Sunnyvale Historical Society: $525 for Antique Appraisal Faire
e. Crosswalk Church: $1,000 for The Hunt, provided that Crosswalk Church is required to ensure that their event and their publicity includes only secular activities as a condition of this grant funding. If Crosswalk Church declines this requirement, the declined grant funds will be awarded equally to Sunnyvale Downtown Association’s Holiday Tree Lighting and Jazz and Beyond events.
2. Approve Neighborhood Grants in the amount of $6,248 as included in the FY 2016/17 Recommended Budget, itemized as follows:
a. Cherry Chase NA: $1,000 for Cultural and Social Improvement
b. Cherryhill NA: $1,000 for Grow Together
c. Cumberland South NA: $750 for July 4 Parade and Potluck
d. Cumberland West NA: $400 for Block Parties
e. Ortega Park NA: $500 for National Night Out
f. SNAIL NA: $1,000 for National Night Out
g. Stratford Gardens NA: $623 for Emergency Response Project
h. Sunnyarts NA: $575 for Community Building/Neighborhood Pride
i. Valley Forge Neighborhood Group: $400 for Block Party.
3. Approve Neighborhood Grants in the amount of $900 from the Council Service Level Set Aside Fund, itemized as follows:
a. Evelyn Glen Owners Association: $500 for Drought Tolerant Landscaping
b. Hazelheads Neighborhood Group: $400 for Block Party/Formalize Association.
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.
ALTERNATIVES
1. Approve Subcommittee recommendations as detailed in the draft minutes of June 10, 2016 Subcommittee meeting.
2. Take other action as determined by City Council.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Staff makes no recommendation.
Attachments
ATTACHMENTS
1. Report to Subcommittee - Full Agenda Packet
2. Draft Minutes of June 10, 2016 Subcommittee Meeting
3. Subcommittee Funding Worksheet