RESOLUTION NO. 2023-62
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GONZALES APPROVING THE COMMUNITY ACTION GRANTS FOR FY 2023-2024 FUNDED
WITH MEASURE K ALLOCATIONS
WHEREAS Gonzales voters passed Measure K in 2014 enacting a one-half (0.5%) percent transactions and use tax (TUT); and
WHEREAS the Measure K Oversight Committee was formed to ensure the appropriate use and disbursement of funds to ensure they met their original purpose of improving the quality of life of Gonzales residents; and
WHEREAS in 2016 the Measure K Oversight Committee recommended to the Gonzales City Council and the City Council approved the adoption of a Community Action Grants Program, which has been in operation ever since; and
WHEREAS for FY 2023-2024, the Council allocated $30,000 to support residents in bringing their ideas and projects to life through the Community Action Grants Program; and WHEREAS the Measure K Oversight Committee is responsible for the oversight and accountability of the Measure K funds and has vetted and found the community projects identified below to be aligned with the City’s Mission and Vision and as so has put them forward to the City Council for recommendation; and
WHEREAS the Gonzales City Council agrees that the projects put forth by the Measure K Oversight Committee support the overall goals of the city and will contribute to the betterment of the community; and
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the Gonzales City Council that the following Community Action Grants are being approved for funding in FY 2023-2024:
Recommended Small Grants
1. Adventure Seeking Seniors $3,000
2. Christmas Smiles $2,250
3. Gonzales Youth Guardians – Create a new community park $4,500
4. Gonzales Youth Guardians – Community Activities $5,000
5. Grupo Cultural de Gonzales – Dia De Los Muertos/Day of the Dead $2,500
6. Grupo Unido de Gonzales – Dia Del Nino / Day of the Child $3,000
7. Pueblo Unido de Tateposco (LUDA) – 5 de Mayo $2,500
8. Salvation Army – Basic Needs Program $1,000
9. Salvation Army – Utility Assistance Program $3,250
10. Salvation Army – Camp Redwood Glen $3,000
Total = $30,000
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Gonzales City Council at a regular meeting held on the 16th day of October 2023, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
Jose L. Rios, The Honorable Mayor
ATTEST:
Mary Villegas, Deputy City Clerk