Item 114/2025
Final
City of Garden Grove
INTER-DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM
To:
Lisa L. Kim From: John Montanchez
Dept:
City Manager Dept: Community Services
Date: 4/22/2025
Subject: Consideration of a written request from Korean-American Seniors Association of Orange County for co-sponsorship of the facility rental fee for use of the Community Meeting Center on October 3, 2025. (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 fee for use of the Community Meeting Center on October 3, 2025.
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 Co uncil approval for co-sponsorship of the facility rental fee for use of the Community Meeting Center A and B rooms on October 3, 2025 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. for approximately 300 senior citizens, including members of the H. Louis Lake Senior Center, to celebrate the Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving Day). Chuseok is one of the most significant and cherished traditional holidays in Korean culture, celebrated for centuries as a time to express gratitude, strengthen family bonds, and honor the Korean heritage.
Staff has verified that the KASAOC is in good standing with the California State Secretary Office and the Internal Revenue Service.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
The in-kind contribution to co-sponsor the date requested for use of the Community Meeting Center A and B rooms by a non-profit organization is a total amount of $1,343.50.
Item 114/2025
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council:
Consider the co-sponsorship request from the Korean American Seniors Association of Orange County for the facility rental fee of $1,343.50, for use of the Community Meeting Center A and B rooms on October 3, 2025.
ATTACHMENT(S)
1. Letter Request KASAOC for use of the CMC on October 3, 2025.