DATE: January 18, 2022
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Sara Somogyi, Director of Recreation and Community Services By: Ashley Marston, Management Aide
SUBJECT: NOTIFICATION OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ARCADIA PARKS
FOUNDATION TO BENEFIT THE RECREATION AND COMMUNITY
SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Recommendation: Receive and File
SUMMARY
The Arcadia Parks Foundation, a non-profit organization, was recently established to fundraise for various projects or services in the Recreation and Community Services Department to benefit the Arcadia Community.
DISCUSSION
The Arcadia Parks Foundation is a non-profit organization designed to directly benefit and support the Recreation and Community Services Department. The mission of the Arcadia Parks Foundation is to build community health, wellness, and togetherness through the preservation, promotion, and enhancement of public parks, greenspace, and recreation programs for present and future generations. The Arcadia Parks Foundation plans to seek and accept donations from community members and organizations and plans to allocate the funds to the Recreation and Community Services Department for specific projects or programs in order to alleviate pressure on the General Fund and make more parks and recreation opportunities available to the public.
ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS
The proposed action does not constitute a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”), and it can be seen with certainty that it will have no impact on the environment. As such, this matter is exempt under CEQA.
Arcadia Parks Foundation
January 18, 2022
FISCAL IMPACT
The Arcadia Parks Foundation is a non-profit organization which is completely separate from the City of Arcadia. Funds raised by the Foundation will directly benefit the City of Arcadia in the form of grants to projects and programs. Each such donation will be presented to the City Council for consideration in accordance with City policies.
Approved grants would offset costs that would either be borne by the General Fund or otherwise forgone due to insufficient funding.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council determine that this action is exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”); and receive and file the notification of the establishment of the Arcadia Parks Foundation to benefit Arcadia Recreation and Community Services Department.