ATTACHMENT 5
Resolution Adopting City Council
Policy Memorandum #2025-XX,
Community Promotional Fund
RESOLUTION NO. ________-2025
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BARSTOW,
CALIFORNIA ADOPTING CITY COUNCIL POLICY MEMORANDUM
#2025-XX, COMMUNITY PROMOTIONAL FUND
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted its Community Promotional Fund Policy (Policy No. 50-01) on April 7, 1997, which was most recently revised on August 19, 2013; and WHEREAS, in November 2018, the electorate of the City of Barstow passed Measure Q, which required the City to adopt an ordinance increasing the City's sales tax by one percent; and WHEREAS, the City Council adopted its Youth Community Promotional Fund Policy on December 16, 2019, which was most recently revised on May 28, 2024; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to establish a Community Promotional Fund Policy to consolidate the City’s existing community promotional fund policies and adopt a comprehensive policy establishing guidelines, procedures, eligibility requirements, and accountability measures for the administration of the Community Promotional Fund that will be funded from Measure Q revenues; and
WHEREAS, the Community Promotional Fund will provide grant funding and in-kind contributions to community-based nonprofit organizations, youth and senior organizations, youth sports organizations, and schools for events, initiatives, and programs that meet community social and economic needs and trends, promote community collaboration, and bring recognition to the community; and
WHEREAS, the proposed Community Promotional Fund Policy will ensure that Measure Q funds are distributed in a transparent, and accountable manner that serves the public purpose and benefits the Barstow community; and
WHEREAS, the Community Promotional Fund Policy includes appropriate safeguards to ensure proper stewardship of public funds, including program agreements, reporting requirements, audit provisions, and performance monitoring; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed and considered the proposed Community Promotional Fund Policy and finds that it is in the best interests of the City and its residents.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the State Guidelines to implement the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), there is no possibility the proposed Community Promotion Fund Policy will have a significant effect upon the environment and, therefore, it is exempt from CEQA; and
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BARSTOW DOES HEREBY FIND, RESOLVE, AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The above recitals are true and correct and are a substantive part of this resolution.
SECTION 2. The City Council hereby adopts City Council Policy Memorandum #2025- XX, Community Promotional Fund Policy, attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION 3. The City Manager, or their designee, is hereby authorized and directed to implement the Community Promotional Fund Policy and to take all actions necessary to administer the Community Promotional Fund program in accordance with the adopted policy, including, without limitation, the preparation and execution of program agreements with grant and contribution recipients consistent with the requirements set forth in the Community Promotional Fund Policy.
SECTION 4. This Community Promotional Fund Policy supersedes and replaces the Community Promotional Fund Policy (Policy No. 50-01) adopted on April 7, 1997 and most recently revised on August 19, 2013, and the Youth Community Promotional Fund Policy adopted on December 16, 2019 and most recently revised on May 28, 2024.
SECTION 5. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
SECTION 6. The City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this resolution and the correctness of the Community Promotional Fund Policy.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 19
th day of August, 2025, by the following
vote:
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Timothy Silva, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Andrea Flores, City Clerk
I, Andrea Flores, City Clerk of the City of Barstow, do hereby certify under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of Resolution No. ___________-2025, which was duly and regularly adopted by the City Council of the City of Barstow at the regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Barstow on the 19th day of August 2025 by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
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Andrea Flores, City Clerk