RESOLUTION NO. 2026-27
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HESPERIA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE FY 2026-27 COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (CAP) FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS WHEREAS, the City of Hesperia (City) is a municipal corporation duly organized under the laws and Constitution of the State of California; and WHEREAS, the City Council directed Staff to allocate $75,000 in funding to CAP for the 2026-27 Fiscal Year (FY) and WHEREAS, the CAP grant is funded through the City’s General Fund, and managed by the Economic Development division; and WHEREAS, on June 17, 2025, the City Council directed staff to increase annual CAP funding to $75,000 for FY 2026-27; and WHEREAS, priority activities include food & clothing, unhoused shelter; youth/foster, disability, senior, veteran, and animal spay/neuter services; and WHEREAS, priority shall be further given based on the documented financial need of each potential grantee; and WHEREAS, all complete applications received within the deadline were presented to the City Council Advisory Committee (CCAC) for review and ranking on April 2, 2026; and WHEREAS, the CCAC reviewed and ranked all applications based on the CAP priority activities, the financial needs of each applicant, and community feedback received; and WHEREAS, per the current CAP guidelines, once all applications have been ranked, the CCAC is to forward its rankings/funding slate to the City Council for final approval; and WHEREAS, in acknowledgment of the CCAC's considerable efforts to carefully review all applications, consider public testimony from potential grantees, and rank applications based on the above-noted priorities, the City Council shall make the final determination to approve the ranking/funding slate from the CCAC; and WHEREAS, each successful grantee shall be funded in an amount not to exceed $7,500 unless less than ten (10) eligible applicants have submitted for the program's Fiscal Year; and WHEREAS, all funding decisions of the Hesperia City Council shall be final.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HESPERIA AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The recitals above are true and correct and are adopted as findings.
Section 2. The City Council approves the FY 2026-27 CAP Funding Recommendations Section 3. The City Manager and/or designee is hereby authorized to execute all necessary documents and any certifications to implement the CAP Program.
Section 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions.
ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 16th day of June 2026.
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Brigit Bennington, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Jessica Giber, Assistant City Clerk