DATE:
May 7, 2024
TO:
Mayor and Council Members
FROM:
Rachel Molina, City Manager
BY:
Nathan R. Freeman, Development Services Director
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 City Council Advisory Committee (CCAC) CAP applicant rankings, Exhibit “A,” adopt Resolution No. 2024-10 approving the Program Year (PY) 2024-25 CAP funding for each applicant.
BACKGROUND
A Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) was published in the Daily Press on January 4, 2024, and applications were made available on January 9, 2024. Twenty (20) eligible applications were received by the due date of February 9, 2024.
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 March 7, 2024, to rank the applicants and their programs and services. The CCAC’s top ten (10) results/rankings are exhibited in Exhibit “A”.
ISSUES/ANALYSIS
The CCAC takes the following under consideration when making their recommendations to the City Council: 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. The City Council is asked to approve the allocation of $5,000 to each of the ten (10) selected applicants.
CITY GOAL SUPPORTED BY THIS ITEM
Future Development: Facilitate balanced growth to ensure cohesive community development and pursue economic development.
FISCAL IMPACT
The CAP grant will be funded through, and included in, the City’s FY 2024-25 Proposed Operating Budget, in an amount not to exceed fifty thousand ($50,000).
ALTERNATIVE(S)
Provide alternative direction to staff.
ATTACHMENT(S)
Application Notebooks (Binders provided under separate cover) Exhibit “A”: CCAC Ranking Recommendations
Resolution No. 2024-10
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Staff Report to the Mayor and Council Members
City of Hesperia Community Assistance Program (CAP) – Grant Awards May 7, 2024
City of Hesperia
STAFF REPORT