Date: October 18, 2022
To: Honorable Mayor and Council
From: Councilwoman Cindy Allen, Second District
Subject: Funds Transfers for Community Events
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department by $1,350, offset by the Second Council District One-time District Priority Funds, transferred from the Citywide Activities Department, to provide contributions of:
● $150 to Hispanas Organized for Political Equality (HOPE) for their Latina Empowerment event on Friday, September 30, 2022
● $1200 to the Promenade Area Residents Association (PARA) to support the Harvey Milk Park Inductee Ceremony on Saturday, Oct 22, 2022 Decrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities Department by $1,350, to offset a transfer to the City Manager Department.
DISCUSSION:
Hispanas Organized for Political Equality (HOPE) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization committed to ensure political and economic parity for Latinas through leadership, advocacy, and education to benefit all communities and the status of women. HOPE has focused on empowering our communities through a dvocacy, Latina leadership training, and increasing knowledge on the contributions Latinas have made to advance the status of women for the past 33 years. This contribution helps support one-day intensive workshops created to empower Latinas to increase th eir community impact and strengthen their skills and knowledge on community leadership, advocacy strategies, educational growth, healthcare, and financial empowerment.
PARA is an organization that supports residents who live on or near the Promenade in Downtown Long Beach. PARA also supports the Harvey Milk Promenade Park Equality Plaza Committee , which nominates and honor s LGTBQ+ persons who have made exceptional contributions to the greater Long Beach area’s LGBTQ+ community . As a City, it is important to support organizations and events that promote inclusivity. Each NB-33
year the Committee accepts nominations from the public for annual inductees . The inductees are honored at a ceremony and their names are on a plague that goes onto the rainbow wall forever at Harvey Milk Promenade Park. This contribution will support the induction ceremony on Saturday October 22, 2022 by providing decorations, flowers, and water.
This matter was reviewed by Budget Manager Grace H. Yoon on October 13, 2022.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This recommendation requests the City Manager to provide contribution to Hispanas Organized for Political Equality and Promenade Area Residents Association to support two community events. The total appropriation increase of $ 1,350 in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department will be offset by a decrease of appropriation of Second Council District One-time District Priority Funds in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities Department. The requested action is anticipated to require a minimal level of staff hours beyond the budgeted scope of duties and is expected to have a minimal impact on existing City Council priorities.
STATEMENT OF URGENCY:
This item is being submitted through the supplemental agenda to allow for timely processing of funds.
REQUEST TO ADD AGENDA ITEM
Date: October 14, 2022
To: Monique De La Garza, City Clerk
From: Councilwoman Cindy Allen, Second District
Subject: Request to Add Agenda Item to Council Agenda of October 18, 2022
Pursuant to Municipal Code Section 2.03.070 [B], the City Councilmembers signing below request that the attached agenda item (due in the City Clerk Department by Friday, 12:00 Noon) be placed on the City Council agenda under New Business via the supplemental agenda.
The agenda title/recommendation for this item reads as follows:
Increase appropriations in the General Fund Group in the City Manager Department by $1,350, offset by the Second Council District One-time District Priority Funds, transferred from the Citywide Activities Department, to provide contributions of:
• $150 to Hispanas Organized for Political Equality (HOPE) for their Latina Empowerment event on Friday, September 30, 2022
• $1200 to the Promenade Area Residents Association (PARA) to support the Harvey Milk Park Inductee Ceremony on Saturday, Oct 22, 2022
Decrease appropriations in the General Fund Group in the Citywide Activities Department by $1,350, to offset a transfer to the City Manager Department;
Council
District
Authorizing
Councilmember
Signed by
2 Cindy Allen
1 Mary Zendejas
6 Suely Saro
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