DATE:
May 16, 2023
TO:
Mayor and Council Members
FROM:
Nils Bentsen, City Manager
BY:
Rachel Molina, Assistant City Manager
Victor Knight, Economic Development Manager
April Antonio, Administrative Analyst
SUBJECT:
City of Hesperia Community Assistance Program (CAP) – Grant Awards
RECOMMENDED ACTION
It is recommended that the City Council, after reviewing the Hesperia City Council Advisory Committee (CCAC) CAP applicant rankings, Exhibit “A,” adopt Resolution No. 2023-21 to approve the Program Year (PY) 2023-24 CAP funding for each applicant.
BACKGROUND
A Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) was published in the Hesperia Resorter on January 5, 2023, and applications were made available on January 9, 2023. Fifteen (15) eligible applications were received.
Funding through CAP is available for non-profit, public service programs for the following services: food, clothing, shelter, medical needs, youth services, differently abled services, seniors and veterans. In accordance with the CAP NOFA, the main objective of CAP is to fund non-profits that serve Hesperia residents. To be eligible, applicants must meet the following criteria: 1) Be a non-profit organization with tax-exempt status; 2) Serve City of Hesperia residents; and 3) Be capable of providing the following documentation with the application:
Copy of current Articles of Incorporation and by-laws for the organization Non-profit Determination Letter from the IRS for the organization- 501(c)(3) Organization Chart for the program/project
List of Board of Directors for the program/project
The CCAC convened on May 1, 2023 to rank their programs and services and the top ten (10) results are exhibited in Exhibit “A”.
ISSUES/ANALYSIS
The CCAC takes the following under consideration when making their recommendations: 1) eligibility; 2) community need; 3) financial need of the program/project; 4) financial capacity to administer the program; and 5) funding the applicants receive from other sources.
Exhibit “A” contains the CCAC rankings however, City Council retains complete discretion to modify and/or disregard the recommendations from the CCAC. City Council is asked to approve the allocation of $5,000 to each of the ten (10) selected applicants.
FISCAL IMPACT
The CAP grant will be funded through, and included in, the City’s FY 2023-24 Proposed Operating Budget in an amount not to exceed fifty thousand ($50,000).
ALTERNATIVE(S)
Provide alternative direction to staff.
ATTACHMENT(S)
Resolution No. 2023-21
Application Notebooks (Binders provided under separate cover) Exhibit “A”: CCAC Ranking Recommendations
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Staff Report to the Mayor and Council Members
Community Assistance Program – Grant Awards
May 16, 2023
City of Hesperia
STAFF REPORT