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Donation Agreements with Organizations to Support Community Events and Programs April 17, 2018 Page 2 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 1-5) 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 6-9) 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 2017-18 General Non -Departmental account (01105015-62300) as appropriate from each of the following Councilmember's appropriated amounts for Fiscal Year 2017-18: Councilmember Sarmiento $ 500.00 Councilmember Solorio $ 526.00 Councilmember Benavides $ 330.00 Councilmember Tinajero $ 500.00 29A-2