29A - DONATION AGMT SUPPORT COMMUNITY EVENTS AND PRGM

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Donation Agreement with Various Organizations to Support Community Events and Programs June 20, 2017 Page 3 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 donation agreements listed above are in response to the Donation Requests (Exhibits 1-18) 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 (Exhibit 19) 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 2016-17 General Non -Departmental account (01105015-62300) as appropriate from each of the following Councilmember's appropriated amounts for Fiscal Year 2016-17: Councilmember Benavides $ 500.00 Councilmember Sarmiento $ 7,050.00 Councilmember Solorio $ 3,700.00 Councilmember Tinajero $ 2,000.00 Councilmember Villegas $ 1,000.00 29A-3