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Donation Agreements with Organizations to Support Community Events and Programs December 18, 2018 Page 2 7. Second Chance Orange County in support of on-going program costs that provide workforce and life skills services to highly at risk youth, homeless individuals, and people with substance abuse issues, in a one-time donation amount of $500 (Mayor Pro Tem Villegas). DISCUSSION On August 4, 2015, City Council adopted Resolution 2015-042, establishing a City Special Event Sponsorship Policy and Guidelines for Disbursement of Discretionary Funds. This resolution and policy outlines the eligibility criteria for neighborhood associations and eligible non-profit entities for consideration of City Council sponsorship. In accordance with this policy, each Councilmember is allowed to appropriate up to $10,000 per fiscal year to support eligible organizations, including neighborhood associations and non-profit organizations. Eligible organizations that are not tax exempt under section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code are eligible for in-kind funding for City Services. The resolution indicates that during election year, each Councilmember may seen no more than half of the allocated amount prior to December 31 st. Remaining funds, with a minimum of $5,000, will be available for the newly elected officials beginning January 1st. The donation requests included in this staff report were received and approved prior to December 11, 2018, as indicated in the exhibits. The donation agreements listed above are in response to the Donation Requests (Exhibits 1-7) submitted by various community organizations or neighborhood associations to the specific Councilmembers, seeking sponsorship for community events and/or programs. The Councilmembers, respectively, reviewed and agreed to sponsoring the programs or events through the Special Event Sponsorship funds. Upon approval by City Council, the respective donation agreements will be executed. STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT Approval of this item supports the City's efforts to meet Goal #5 - Community Health, Livability, Engagement & Sustainability, Objective #4 (support neighborhood vitality and livability). FISCAL IMPACT Funds to support the City Council Sponsorship Policy are available in the Fiscal Year 2018-19 General Non -Departmental account (01105015-62300) as appropriate from each of the following Councilmember's appropriated amounts for Fiscal Year 2018-19: Mayor Pulido $ 1,000.00 Former Mayor Pro Tem Martinez $ 1,000.00 Councilmember Solorio $ 250.00 Former Councilmember Benavides $ 1,000.00 Mayor Pro Tem Villegas $ 1,150.00 Total $ 4400.00 29A-1