Item 293/2024
Final
City of Garden Grove
INTER-DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM
To:
Lisa L. Kim From: John Montanchez
Dept:
City Manager Dept: Community Services
Date: 7/9/2024
Subject: Consideration of a written request from Korean-American Seniors Association of Orange County for co-sponsorship of the facility rental fees for use of the Community Meeting Center on September 13, 2024 and December 13, 2024. (Action Item)
OBJECTIVE
To transmit a letter on behalf of the Korean-American Seniors Association of Orange County (KASAOC), requesting co -sponsorship of the facility rental fees for use of the Community Meeting Center on September 13, 2024 and December 13, 2024.
BACKGROUND
The KASAOC is a 501(c)3 organization established in 1977 in Garden Grove. The organization has about 1,500 regular members and currently provides welfare, food, and education services to approximately 3,000 seniors in Orange County.
DISCUSSION
The KASAOC is requesting City Council approval for co-sponsorship of the facility rental fees for use of the Community Meeting Center A and B rooms on:
• September 13, 2024 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 pm. for approximately 300 senior citizens, including members of the City's H. Louis Lake Senior Center, to celebrate Chuseok (Korean mid-autumn harvest festival); and
• December 13, 2024 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. for approximately 300 senior citizens, including members of the City's H. Louis Lake Senior Center, to commemorate and celebrate Senior Day designated by the County of Orange on December 11th as Korean-American Senior Day.
Staff has verified that t he KASAOC is in good standing with the California State Secretary Office and the Internal Revenue Service.
Item 293/2024
FINANCIAL IMPACT
The in-kind contribution to co-sponsor the two dates requested for use of the Community Meeting Center A and B rooms by a non-profit organization is $1,343.50 per use, for a total amount of $2,687.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council consider this co-sponsorship request from the Korean American Seniors Association of Orange County for the facility rental fees for use of the Community Meeting Center.
ATTACHMENT
1. Letter Request from KASAOC